Nigeria's Victor Osimhen turned out the hero for Napoli in their 2-1 crucial home win against Cagiliari in the Italian Serie A match day 16 fixture on Saturday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The Super Eagles striker scored one and assisted the Gli Azzurri to victory over Gli Isolani and move to the top 4.
Osimhen opened score in the second half after a goalless first 45 where he was shown a yellow card on the
The 24-year-old powered the ball into the net with his head 20 minutes before the end of the game at the Diego Armando Madonna Stadium.
Cagliari replied just three minutes later through Pavoletti to shockingly draw things level, before Osimhen found Kvaratskhelia three minutes later again, this time for the game’s decisive goal.
Osimhen was substituted for Gianluca Gaetano with 6 minutes left in the game in what is hoped not to be as a result of injury, but a precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, the goal is Osimhen’s first goal in Serie A since the 8th October after he missed four games with a hamstring injury. It is also his 7th in the league this season.
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