{"id":290631,"date":"2023-09-30T19:34:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T19:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290631"},"modified":"2023-09-30T19:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T19:34:17","slug":"victor-osimhen-scores-off-the-bench-in-napoli-win-amid-tiktok-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/victor-osimhen-scores-off-the-bench-in-napoli-win-amid-tiktok-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Osimhen scores off the bench in Napoli win amid TikTok scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Victor Osimhen scores off the bench in Napoli&#8217;s 4-0 win over Lecce but doesn&#8217;t celebrate amid TikTok scandal &#8211; after star striker was mocked by his own club on social media<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Victor Osimhen&#8217;s future is unclear after he was mocked by Napoli&#8217;s social media<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Nigerian striker scored off the bench on Saturday as they beat Lecce 4-0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Victor Osimhen came off the bench to score a towering header on Saturday as Napoli beat Lecce 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid uncertainty over the striker&#8217;s future at Napoli after he was mocked by his club&#8217;s TikTok account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen&#8217;s agent threatened legal action after the club posted a video that<span>\u00a0showed the 24-year-old appealing for a penalty during a 0-0 draw against Bologna, with sped-up audio captioned &#8216;Gimme penalty please&#8217; before showing him blazing the spot-kick wide of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A second video from the club&#8217;s account, which has been circulated online and since deleted, compared Osimhen to a &#8216;coconut&#8217; &#8211; widely viewed as a racial slur.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Thursday, Napoli broke their silence as they said: &#8216;Calcio Napoli, wishing to avoid any exploitation of the issue, point out that we never wanted to offend or mock Victor Osimhen, who is a treasure of this club.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/18\/76016649-12579097-image-a-87_1696095892346.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored off the bench in their 4-0 win over Lecce on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/18\/76016663-12579097-image-a-86_1696095867827.jpg\" height=\"491\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The 24-year-old&#8217;s future at the club is uncertain after he was mocked by their social media<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Rudi Garcia said the incident was not the reason for his star striker&#8217;s omission from the starting side against Lecce, insisting he was left out for squad rotation reasons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The lads know they must be fully concentrated on this match, because it is already a few days after the last game and it is played under the sun and heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is no friendly, Lecce have had a great start to the season and we must be at 100 per cent physically and mentally to get a result,&#8217; he told DAZN before the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There has to be squad rotation, it is almost a third of the team that changed since the game with Udinese, so it&#8217;s natural to look to everyone, including those who come off the bench.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The manager would not be drawn on the TikTok situation and simply said it would &#8216;sort itself out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen did not appear to celebrate his goal against Lecce, which put Napoli 2-0 up shortly after half time, but did clap the away fans after full time.<\/p>\n<p>He was similarly unmoved after scoring\u00a0in Napoli&#8217;s 4-1 win against Udinese, although he did shake hands with Garcia as he left the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to reports from Italy, this interaction between the manager and his star striker represents an armistice which could last until a potential departure in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aside from concerns over Osimhen, Napoli have made a solid start to their Scudetto defence and sit third in the league after seven games.<\/p>\n<p>They will next be in action in the Champions League, with Real Madrid travelling to Southern Italy on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/18\/76012163-12579097-Osimhen_s_agent_threatened_legal_action_following_videos_on_Napo-a-88_1696095903875.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Osimhen&#8217;s agent threatened legal action following videos on Napoli&#8217;s TikTok account<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/18\/76011921-12579097-Garcia_said_the_scandal_regarding_Napoli_s_TikTok_posts_about_Os-a-89_1696095921776.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rudi Garcia said the scandal regarding Napoli&#8217;s TikTok posts will take care of itself<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12579097\/Victor-Osimhen-Napoli-Lecce-TikTok.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Victor Osimhen scores off the bench in Napoli&#8217;s 4-0 win over Lecce but doesn&#8217;t celebrate amid TikTok scandal &#8211; 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