The career of one of Nigeria’s strikers at the 2018 World Cup in Russia has received a huge lift from the coach of Italian Serie A side Salernitana ahead of their game against Sassuolo, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.
Filippo Inzaghi while speaking in the press conference ahead of their game against Sassuolo confirmed that 31 year old Nigerian striker Simy Nwankwo is back in the matchday squad for a league game for the first time this season.
Simy worked his way back into the plans of the coach and was rewarded with his first appearance of the season in their 4-0 Coppa Italia win over Sampdoria. He played the final 25 minutes of the game.
Inzaghi said he is now back in the squad for a league game and will likely play some parts tomorrow, but he said the fans shouldn’t expect a miracle and they should give him a second chance to impress at the club with the injury to Jovane Cabral.
“First of all, I’m sorry about Cabral ‘s injury . I’m happy for Simy , he was an example for the group and earned this chance training after training. We need him in that role. Let’s not expect miracles but the player who enchanted him can return everyone until recently. The man deserves this second opportunity, even before the player”, he said while speaking on the forward who is the all time top scorer of Italian side Crotone.
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