Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Victor Osimhen returned to action for Napoli on Thursday as the Italian team qualified for the semi-final of the Coppa Italia with a 4-2 win over Spezia.

Osimhen, the biggest transfer in the last summer window had been out for 77 days on account of a shoulder injury (copped on duty with the Nigeria national team) and a positive COVID-19 test result, after a visit to Nigeria in December.

Osimhen returned to training last week, came on in the 69th minute for Piotr Zielinski for his first minutes in 2021, and he helped his side progress through to the semi-final where they will play over two legs against Atalanta. The 22-year-old, before Thursday, appeared lastly for Napoli against Bologna in a Serie A match on November...