‘Nobody intended to hurt anyone’: Napoli boss Rudi Garcia breaks silence on Victor Osimhen video row

Victor Osimhen scored for Napoli final night time to earn a snug 4-1 win in opposition to Udinese in Serie A. The strike was Osimhen’s first purpose since he was mocked by Napoli on social media. Napoli had posted a video, which has now been deleted, on their TikTok account showcasing Osimhen lacking a penalty. The video was shared with a high-pitched voice saying “gimme penalty please.” Following the win in opposition to Udinese, Napoli boss Rudi Garcia spoke concerning the controversy surrounding Osimhen.

Napoli's Victor Osimhen remonstrates with coach Rudi Garcia after being substituted(REUTERS)
Napoli’s Victor Osimhen remonstrates with coach Rudi Garcia after being substituted(REUTERS)

“Over the last two days there was a bit of trouble with some clumsy behaviour. Nobody wanted to be hurtful, not the TikTok with the video of Victor, nor Victor by taking his photographs down on social media. Nobody intended to hurt anyone, these are instinctive reactions and are understandable,” Garcia informed DAZN, as per Goal.

“It is his social media account, he can do what he wants with it. All I can say is that he loves this jersey and will give everything for Napoli this season as well,” the French supervisor added.

Victor Osimhen determined to delete virtually all photographs of himself in Napoli jersey from his social media accounts after the Serie A aspect shared the controversial video. The now-deleted submit featured a clip of Osimhen’s penalty miss from their goalless draw with Bologna in Serie A on Sunday.

Victor Osimhen got here off the sphere within the 86th minute of the home league recreation in opposition to Bologna. Before leaving the pitch, the Nigerian worldwide was even noticed shouting at coach Rudi Garcia. Reacting to the clip, Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda threatened to take authorized motion in opposition to the defending Italian champions.

“What happened today on Napoli’s official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, but now belatedly, deleted. A serious fact that causes very serious damage to the player and adds to the treatment that the boy is suffering in the last period between media trials and fake news. We reserve the right to take legal action and any useful initiative to protect Victor,” Calenda wrote on social media platform X, previously referred to as Twitter.

Napoli bounced again on a promising observe yesterday as they claimed an emphatic 4-1 win over Udinese on the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples. Osimhen scored within the thirty ninth minute of the sport. The 24-year-old had netted 26 objectives in 32 Serie A matches final season to information Napoli to a historic Serie A victory. It was Napoli’s first Serie A triumph in additional than 30 years.

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