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Gonzalo Higuain injury mocked by gleeful Napoli fans with cheap pizza offer

After Juventus star suffered a thigh strain, Neapolitans can grab their favourite dish for under a Euro

Gonzalo Higuain was ruled out of crucial Champions League clash with a thigh injury

NAPOLI fans are celebrating "traitor" Gonzalo Higuain's injury with a bargain pizza offer.

The Juventus striker - who left the San Paolo in a £75million deal this summer - missed the win over Sevilla after suffering a thigh strain.

Gonzalo Higuain was ruled out of crucial Champions League clash with a thigh injury
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Gonzalo Higuain was ruled out of crucial Champions League clash with a thigh injuryCredit: Reuters

And gleeful Neapolitans  have been tucking into their beloved Margherita pizzas for just 99 cents each in celebration.


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One local pizzeria announced the deal on Facebook with the message: "Go forth with the joy a splendid season, enriched with x-rays. For the next 48 hours, from this traitor's first injury, plain Margherita pizzas will cost just €0.99."

Higuain has been in lethal form since moving to Juventus from Napoli
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Higuain has been in lethal form since moving to Juventus from NapoliCredit: EPA
Napoli fans were furious that their striker joined Serie A rivals
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Napoli fans were furious that their striker joined Serie A rivalsCredit: Reuters

Higuain, 28, has hit the ground running in Turin - scoring nine league goals for the Serie A leaders to top Italy's scoring charts.

Juve's 3-1 win in Sevilla without their star striker has seen them reach the next round of the Champions League.

Napoli can join them in the knockout phase if they beat Dynamo Kiev tonight and Benfica top Besiktas in the other Group B clash.

The timetable for Higaun's return has not been announced but the Old Lady are looking short up front with Paulo Dybala and Marko Pjaca also out.

Massimiliano Allegri likes to play with two strikers but is reluctant to put too much pressure on teenage star Moise Kean by asking him to partner Mario Mandzukic.

 

 

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