{"id":143724,"date":"2023-09-30T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=143724"},"modified":"2023-09-30T17:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T17:09:12","slug":"napoli-striker-victor-osimhen-benched-for-serie-a-clash-amid-tiktok-mocking-storm-but-comes-on-to-score-in-lecce-win-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/napoli-striker-victor-osimhen-benched-for-serie-a-clash-amid-tiktok-mocking-storm-but-comes-on-to-score-in-lecce-win-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli striker Victor Osimhen BENCHED for Serie A clash amid TikTok mocking storm\u2026 but comes on to score in Lecce win | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAPOLI benched Victor Osimhen against Lecce amid the controversial TikTok mocking of the striker.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But he came off the bench to score with the Serie A champions winning 4-0 away from home.<\/p>\n

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Osimhen was subject to mockery from his own club as Napoli's social media team called him a "coconut" in a TikTok video – widely seen as a racial slur.<\/p>\n

They taunted the Nigerian after he missed a penalty against Bologna – leading his agent to threaten legal action against the club.<\/p>\n

Osimhen then refused to take a penalty against Udinese and did not celebrate after scoring in the clash.<\/p>\n

Napoli boss Rudi Garcia decided to drop the forward against Lecce but insisted it was not because of the ongoing controversy.<\/p>\n

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He told DAZN: "There has to be squad rotation, it is almost a third of the team that changed since the game with Udinese, so it's natural to look to everyone, including those who come off the bench.<\/p>\n

"The extra-sport issue is not important, I prefer to talk about what happens on the field and Osimhen has scored four goals in six games. The rest will take care of itself."<\/p>\n

Napoli responded to the threats of legal action by stating "no offence was intended" and the bizarre clips were meant to be "light-hearted".<\/p>\n

A statement read: \u201cCalcio 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.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs proof of that, during the summer training retreat, the Club firmly rebuffed every offer that was received for the striker\u2019s transfer abroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cSocial media, in particular TikTok, has always used an expressive form of language with a light heart and creativity, without wanting to, as in the case with Osimhen as protagonist, have any intention of insult or derision.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn any case, if Victor perceived any offence towards him, this was not what the club intended."<\/p>\n

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