According to sources in Italy , coach of Napoli Gennaro Gattuso has decided to drop Victor Osimhen to the bench when they take on Juventus this Sunday in the Serie A.
GazzetadelloSport report that the coach has decided to tweak his formation for the game against Juventus from the 4-2-3-1 formation he used against Genoa last weekend to a more conservative 4-3-3- formation.
In the absence of the injured Lorenzo Insigne , Gattuso has decided to go with the trio of Hirving Lozano, Dries Mertens and Matteo Politano in attack with Osimhen dropping to the bench.
The report said the coach plan to maintain the formation for the first one hour of the game before deciding on what to do next which will probably involve the introduction of Osimhem against an expected tired Juventus defence.
His pace and abilities to get behind will come in handy with the Juventus defence out of steam. A final decision is however yet to be made on starting the 21 year old as they have been hit with a big blow.
Midfielder Piotr Zielinski tested positive for coronavirus and it could affect the plans of Gattuso for the game which could mean a switch in formation with Osimhen likely to start.