Victor Osimhen has thanked his teammate, Piotr Zielinski, for handing the spot kick privilege over to him even after missing the first one, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Fiorentina keeper Pietro Terracciano had saved the Osimhen’s penalty-kick in the 48th minute but scored another in the 74th minute to hand the Azzuri a 1-0 victory.
Although the first was saved, Piotr Zielinski offered to take the second penalty, but Osimhen was determined.
“Of course, big kudos to Zielinski. I missed the first one, so I had to score the second one and I had the confidence I would score the second one. It’s a good feeling to get the goal,” Osimhen told DAZN.
The Nigeria also debuted a new protective mask this evening, with the Scudetto symbol and a 3 on the front, plus the VO9 with the Nigerian flag in the O.
“It’s a special mask, the Scudetto and of course I represent my country wherever I play and VO9 is my symbol, so I have the Nigerian flag there. I will keep this one forever.”
By Olujimi Dare Ogun