Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti has warned Victor Osimhen to pay attention to his emotional reactions after the Nigerian was sent off during their Serie A opener against Venezia at the weekend.

Despite being reduced to 10 following the matching order to Osimhen, Napoli thrashed their visitors 2-0 in the encounter.

In  a post-match press conference, Coach Spalletti said: “Referee Aureliano was very correct when he explained it to me. Osimhen has to pay attention to his emotional reactions, he is a strong attacker and all the defenders will try to help themselves by limiting his physical exuberance. He will always have his hands on his opponents.”

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Meanwhile,  a lawyer and sports law expert Eduardo Chiacchio spoke on Osimhen’s disqualification: “It was not a violent act with a distant ball. In the latest consolidated jurisprudence, the actions that occur in the area as a result of a set piece are considered gestures that fall within the anti-sporting act, not violence because the ball is in play,” he said.

“Jurisprudence has now consolidated in considering it incorrect or unsportsmanlike. Two  rounds disqualification? If it is a violent act they should be 2, but it is not and therefore only 1 day, also because the opponent immediately got up and there was no need even for a doctor,” Chiacchio told Kiss Kiss Napoli.