The Dutch side were under pressure for the whole game as Napoli dominated possession and peppered their goal.
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Gattuso finally made his first comments on the controversial episode, which led to Napoli being handed a 3-0 defeat and having a point deducted by Serie A’s disciplinary committee, after the 4-1 home win over Atalanta on Saturday.
While the exact reason for his absence has not been publicised, Napoli learned this week that midfielders Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas had contracted coronavirus, with the squad’s other players returning negative tests.
This was after their local health authority told the players to stay at home following positive COVID-19 cases.
Italian media reported late on Saturday that the squad’s departure was blocked amid fears of an outbreak in spite of a sequence of negative swab tests.
The Genovese club said team captain Domenico Criscito, Davide Biraschi and Darian Males had joined the 14 teammates who had tested positive since September 27.
Napoli has since announced that there were no positive COVID-19 cases in their squad following the Serie A match against Genoa on Sunday.
Osimhen, who became Napoli’s record signing when he joined from Lille in the summer for a reported 70 million euros, was brought on for his debut after an hour of Sunday’s Serie A match at Parma and made an instant impact in their 2-0 win.
Osimhen had hoped for big test after banging in hat tricks in their previous friendlies, but the dream was shattered after three Sporting Lisbon players contracted the virus.
The 71-year-old De Laurentiis received the positive result from a test taken on Wednesday, said Napoli.
The 21-year-old moved to the Italian club from Lille in a big money deal earlier this summer, but Andrew Osimhen has explained that United were also in for him
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but British media reported Everton had paid a fee of around 25 million pounds to Napoli for the 29-year-old.
The Nigerian sealed a £45 million switch from Lille to the Serie A outfit Napoli earlier this week, ending a long-running saga about his next destination.
Osimhen, who hails from Edo State, is the Serie A club’s latest addition following the completion of a deal reported to be worth over 70 million euros.
Osimhen has put pen to paper on a long-term deal and becomes the most expensive transfer deal of the summer so far.
The Nigeria striker, according to reports, is set to sign a five-year contract and join the Serie A side in the most expensive transfer deal of the summer so far.
The Nigerian international looked to be heading to Napoli before deciding to change his agent in the middle of negotiations.
Having starred during his first campaign with the French outfit, the Nigerian has been linked with a number of high-profile European clubs.
Despite helping the Ligue 1 side earn another campaign in the Champions League, it was recently suggested that the Nigerian would be sold during the next transfer window.
According to Italian media, the Naples outfit wants an immediate response from the Nigeria international to avoid a repeat of their failed move for Nicolas Pepe last summer and also have time to find an alternative in the event of Osimhen’s rejection.