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Victor Osimhen’s eye ‘came out of its socket’ as it’s revealed he had 18 screws inserted in his cheekbone after horrifying facial injury

Omotayo Daranjo by Omotayo Daranjo
November 29, 2021
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Victor Osimhen’s eye ‘came out of its socket’ as it’s revealed he had 18 screws inserted in his cheekbone after horrifying facial injury
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Napoli and Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen’s eye reportedly ‘came out of its socket’ after his horrifying facial injury during Napoli’s 3-2 defeat to Inter Milan last week.

The Nigerian sustained fractures to his cheekbone and eye socket after colliding with Inter defender Milan Skriniar and faces a three-month spell on the sideline.

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Osimhen’s eye came out of its socket and his face looked as if it had ‘ended up under a press’, according to Gianpaolo Tartaro, the surgeon who treated the 22-year-old on Tuesday.

‘He had a series of fractures, it was as if his head had ended up under a press,’ Tartaro told Corriere dello Sport earlier this week.

‘The eye came out of its socket. It is not simple at all, in fact it is very delicate due to the crushing of the socket, due to the curving of the malar bone [which is] practically destroyed.

‘The various fractures, not only the cheekbone, obviously brought complications and six plates and 18 screws had to be inserted.’

Tartaro explained the extent of the injury made the surgery far from straightforward, adding the Nigerian will in all likelihood have to wear a special face-covering once he returns to action.

‘[Surgery] took three hours, we had to cut him in three places on his face,’ he continued.

‘We have to now look at a special mask for his case. It is not something banal, there is a nerve there, it is all very difficult. We will see how his situation evolves.’

Osimhen will miss the African Cup of Nations in January and may well have to undergo surgery again, Tartaro warned.

‘Victor has to be very careful because if there is a problem he must return to the operating room,’ he said.

Osimhen has scored nine goals in 14 appearances for Napoli this season, and his injury is a potentially devastating blow for Luciano Spalletti’s men, who are top of Serie A ahead of AC Milan on goal difference after 13 games.

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