Victor Osimhen was sent off as Napoli suffered another defeat, this time to a 2-0 loss at AS Roma in the Serie A on Saturday.

For Osimhen it was not the best way to celebrate a new deal after extending his stay at the league champions till 2026.

Napoli were hoping it bounce back from the shocking 4-0 to Frosinone in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday.

But Lorenzo Pellegrini and Romelu Lukaku scored for Jose Mourinho’s men.

The defeat leaves Napoli in seventh place in the table on 27 points.

It was an incredibly niggly game with endless fouls and protests, so it was perhaps no surprise a red card was flashed after 66 minutes to Napoli’s Matteo Politano.

The Napoli star was dragged back by the jersey by Nicola Zalewski, who was booked, but then had a little kick out at the Roma man on his way down

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