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Osimhen handed first Napoli start against Genoa

Victor Osimhen has been handed his first Napoli start in Sunday’s Serie A encounter against Genoa.

The Nigeria international, alongside Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly and Algeria's Faouzi Ghoulam, were among the 23 players listed by manager Gennaro Gattuso for Sunday’s game against the Griffin.

ud83dudcc3 | Here's our confirmed squad for #NapoliGenoa

ud83dudc99 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/8vY9q30rCc— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) September 27, 2020

Now, he will lead the Blues’ attack alongside Hirving Lozano and Dries Mertens in a 4-3-3 formation.