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Napoli manager, Walter Mazzarri has explained the reason behind Victor Osimhen\u2019s struggle in the club\u2019s defeat to Juventus.<\/p>\n
The Serie A champions went down to 1-0 defeat against their hosts at the Allianz Stadium on Friday night.<\/p>\n
It was the Partenopei\u2019s third consecutive defeat across all competitions.<\/p>\n
Osimhen made his second consecutive start in the game but he seems a long way off his best after an Injury lay-off.<\/p>\n
Mazzarri conceded the talismanic striker needs to attain full fitness to be able to give his best.<\/p>\n
\u201cChampions inspire the others, but they also need to find full fitness. You could tell he (Osimhen) was being man-marked even when the ball was nowhere near him,\u201d Mazzarri said after the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he is in good shape, he will make the difference, but then we lose him with the Africa Cup of Nations and others have to fill in.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old has scored six goals in 11 league appearances for Napoli this season.<\/p>\n
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