Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has charged his teammates to continue to ‘work hard, pretending like they are not at the top of the table.’
The Parthenopeans last won the league in 1990 and despite they’ve been close to winning it in recent years, Napoli’s chances have never been this high.
Napoli are the only unbeaten team in Serie A, having won 13 games, drawing two. They are enjoying an eight-point lead over second-placed Milan.
With all of these, the super eagles striker in an interview with Il Mattino via Footballitalia still expects his team to work hard.
“Nobody thinks that these eight points give any guarantee for the future. The season is long and we are aware that we must not slow down to keep the lead.
“We must continue like this, work hard, pretending we are not at the top of the table. We must not think about those looking forward to our defeat. We want to beat Inter, but it won’t be easy.”
The 23-year-old has scored 38 goals in 76 appearances with the Partenopei, but when asked which one is his favorite, osimhen responded.
“It’s the one that will make us win the title, the dream is there already,
“I can only imagine what would happen in the city if we win it. The path is still long, we must continue to win games.”
Osimhen joined Napoli in a €75m deal from Lille in 2020. He has scored 10 goals in 14 appearances across all competitions this season and his contract at the Stadio Maradona expires in June 2025.
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