Serie A: Osimhen offers to help steward axed by Roma for taking selfie with Napoli star
Victor Osimhen has offered to help AS Roma’s Ethiopian steward who was suspended for taking selfies with the Napoli striker after his sensational goal beat the Rome outfit in a Serie A game.
Steward Matteo Lo Cicero, 18, was caught by one of the Roma executives, had to surrender his badge and was fired: it is forbidden for stewards to talk to players.
Interestingly, after the win the steward ended up having his vest taken off him for asking the Nigerian for a picture.
As per Calciomercato, Lo Cicero is a huge Napoli fan and also idolises Osimhen – even having pictures of him on his phone.
Oma Akatugba, a Nigerian and UEFA Accredited journalist, arranged for him to meet the former Lille striker in the area where friends and family normally congregate.
That landed him in a spot of bother, however and his manager demanded he give the steward’s vest uniform back.
Osimhen tried to negotiate with the woman, asked the youngster how much he was being paid and said he would have someone contact him.
“The dude was shaking as he couldn’t believe what was happening. He said his dream had come true he didn’t know he would ever have the chance to sit with the striker.
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“And afterwards, a lady who happens to be like a manager of the stewards came and asked the lad to pull off his vest and hand it to her and leave. Perhaps he had circumvented the rules by having to sit down with a player during work. To my surprise, Victor intervened and told the lady.
“He called him and she should not take relieve him of his duties. Because of language issues, we couldn’t sort it out and Victor asked the boy how much they pay him, he mentioned it and Victor told him someone would reach out soon. The lad said meeting Victor was enough for him, that he didn’t care if they sacked him. He was joyous despite losing what looks like a part-time job for him.”