In Napoli’s Seria A game against Bologna on Sunday, Victor Osimhen had a nightmare as he first missed a penalty and then yelled loudly at his coach, Rudi Garcia about his substitution.
The Nigeria international has not been exactly the same as in the Scudetto-winning campaign, and he doesn’t seem to get along well with the new coach Garcia.
This was made clear at the Stadio Dall’Ara during a thrilling 0-0 draw that dropped the defending champions seven points behind league leaders Inter after just five games.
Osimhen was unlucky to see his blast deflect off the inside of the far post in the first half thanks to a Lukasz Skorupski fingertip, but he then squandered their finest opportunity to win by shooting a shot wide of the goal.
The situation got worse when Napoli fans in the stadium loudly jeered Garcia for his decisions, first to take off Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, then substituting Osimhen with Giovanni Simeone at the 86th minute.
This last pick infuriated Osimhen too, who was visibly angry as he walked off, while DAZN pitchside reporters noted he was shouting at Garcia in French that he wanted ‘two strikers’ to work together in order to get the victory.