Newcastle United legend Faustino Asprilla was quick to kill any form of comparison between himself and in form Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen. “There’s no comparison.” Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Asprilla first made his name with Italian Serie A club Parma, for whom he scored 43 goals in 150 all-competition appearances in two different spells, before sealing a transfer to Newcastle United.
Osimhen on the other hand since his move to the Serie A in September 2020 from Lille has scored 41 goals in his 72 league appearances but Asprilla believes the Nigeria international is a match.
"Napoli are a team that I like and Osimhen is really talented. Is he better than me? Don’t be stupid," Asprilla said to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I played in Serie A when there was Van Basten, Gullit, Baresi, Maldini, Del Piero, Roberto Baggio… To score a goal, I had to get past the likes of Baresi, Costacurta and Vierchowod.
"There’s no comparison between the football I played in and nowadays"
Osimhen the season has scored 16 league goals in 17 games winning both player and goalof the month for January.
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