Victor Osimhen is not mediocre from the penalty spot despite his miss against Bologna, which has generated widespread outrage following Napoli's troll video.
Osimhen could have earned Napoli all three points against Bologna if he had converted his second-half penalty, and the aftermath of him missing it continues to generate outrage on social media.
Napoli's official TikTok published a video mocking the Nigerian striker, leading to reactions from fans. The video was brought down, and Osimhen had cut a frustrated figure since then.
Corriere dello Sport claimed that there had been bad blood between player and club after he was prevented from shooting a charity video in Africa, and the TikTok saga only heightened his unhappiness.
Osimhen's career penalty record
The Nigerian striker was the league's Capocannoniere last season, winning the Golden Boot with 26 goals in 32 games, with only two coming from the penalty spot and adding four assists to the tally.
As noted by Transfermarkt, he has a pretty decent penalty record; before the miss against Bologna, he had scored 12 of his 16 penalties, a conversion rate of 75%.
After missing his last kick, his conversion rate dropped to 70.5. He has taken five penalties for the Neapolitans, scoring three and missing two - a 60% conversion rate.
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