Mauro Icardi’s season-ending injury was a dark spot in Galatasaray’s victory over Tottenham Hotspur on matchday four of the UEFA Europa League, and Victor Osimhen sent him a message.
Osimhen and Icardi have developed a great understanding since the Super Eagles forward joined the Turkish champions on a season-long loan from SSC Napoli.
The Nigerian scored twice on the night, his first goal in the Europa League for Galatasaray, taking his tally in all competitions to six goals in nine games, providing four assists as well.
As noted by The Athletic, the Argentine went down by himself and without contact signalling to his knee and was replaced by former Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi.
There are initial concerns he might have torn his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that has become rampant in football recently as agitations continue over the overloaded schedule.
His partner in attack, Victor Osimhen, took to his Instagram story to send a message to the former Paris Saint-Germain striker, who is suspected to have suffered a serious injury....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
“You will be back even stronger,” he wrote.
“Of course, the two goals were important for me. On the other hand, I hope Mauro’s injury is not serious. This victory was important for us,” he added at the post-match conference.
The Super Eagles star recently returned from a muscle injury and was a doubt for the match against Tottenham, but shook it off to score two brilliant goals.
Icardi has missed 18 games for the Turkish champions due to injury since joining last season and has already missed four this season. His last knee-related injury came in 2021 at PSG.
Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu confirmed the former Napoli striker will be out for the remainder of the season.
