Napoli’s Osimhen remains in hospital after head trauma

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:16 PM CST Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 Last Modified: 5:17 PM CST Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021

BERGAMO, Italy - Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will remain overnight in hospital under observation after being knocked unconscious during the final minutes of Sunday’s Italian league match at Atalanta.

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BERGAMO, Italy – Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will remain overnight in hospital under observation after being knocked unconscious during the final minutes of Sunday’s Italian league match at Atalanta.

Osimhen fell awkwardly after a collision with Atalanta defender Cristian Romero and hit his head on the field. The Nigerian international was conscious as he was stretchered off and rushed to the hospital.

Napoli released a brief statement saying that “following his injury and head trauma … he had undergone tests with negative results.”

Napoli's Victor Osimhen is carried away on a stretcher during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, in Bergamo's Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (Gianluca Checchi/LaPresse via AP)

The southern-based club said Osimhen would remain under observation in Bergamo until Monday.

The incident occurred in stoppage time of Atalanta’s 4-2 win over Napoli.

Osimhen joined Napoli from Lille at the end of July for a fee of around 80 million euros. He was injured on international duty in November and then tested positive for coronavirus over the winter break. The 22-year-old Osimhen only returned to action on Jan. 24 after an absence of more than two months.