Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been declared the Serie A MVP of the season ahead of Victor Osimhen
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| Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen have been Napoli’s leading lights and fans couldn’t agree who deserves the MVP award |
When the Serie A Twitter admin uploaded a graphic of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia getting crowned by the iconic Diego Maradona on May 6, he/she perhaps did not envisage the kind of backlash that would follow.
With over 11,000 quote retweets, the account got heat for snubbing Victor Osimhen’s vital contribution to Napoli’s first title in 33 years.
Admittedly, both Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia played a vital role in Luciano Spalletti’s plan and realisation of conquering Italy. The former scored the all-important goal that clinched the title against Udinese with five games to spare on May 4.
Osimhen is so far on 25 goals and four assists, while Kvaratskhelia has chipped in with 12 goals and 10 assists. The post by the Serie A twitter account brought about fears that Osimhen might get snubbed in the Most Valuable Player of the season.
And got snubbed he did. Kvaratskhelia was officially declared the league’s MVP on June 2.
But for Osimhen, getting snubbed after a prolific scoring season, sadly, won’t be something new.
Kvaratskhelia is the Player of the Season in Serie A 🙌
A standout debut season which earns him well deserved a spot in the #SerieA💎 Team Of The Season 😍#TOTS @EASPORTSFIFA @EA_FIFA_Italia pic.twitter.com/mBdhsIUw8r
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) June 2, 2023