Osimhen on Fire, Nets Brace as Napoli Crush Sampdoria 4-0 to Regain Top Spot

ITALIAN SERIE A

Duro Ikhazuagbe

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, scored two goals and a third nullified as offside when Napoli crushed Sampdoria 4-0 yesterday to regain the top spot of the Italian Serie A.

The maximum three points from the victory lifted Napoli to 15 points, two above the Serie A champions Inter Milan and AC Milan who are tied on 13 points with the former having superior goals difference of 13.

For the Nigerian international, it appears he has regain the mojo that made the Italian club shell out $72million for his signature from Lille. He has scored three goals in his last two games in the Italian top-flight.

Osimhen now have five goals in his last three games in all competitions.

A fair call denied him a hat trick in the clash with Sampdoria as one of his goals was adjudged to have been scored from an offside position.

The 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup winner with the Golden Eaglets fired Napoli into the lead barely 10 minutes into the game with Sampdoria the home team. He connected with a sliding a Lorenzo Insigne cross at the back post.

Osimhen thought he had made it 2-0 moments later, but was clearly offside before lobbing Sampdoria goalkeeper Emil Audero.

In the 39th minute Fabian Ruiz doubled Napoli’s lead when he shot into the near bottom corner from outside the penalty area.

Osimhen returned to the scorer’s sheet for his second and Napoli’s third as he hammered home eight yards a low cross from Hirving Lozano.

By the hour mark, Napoli got their fourth through Piotr Zielinski who finished off an assist from Lozano again. And the game was effectively over with Napoli returning to the summit of the Italian topflight once again.

In the other Serie A game for the evening, Ola Aina was in action for Torino in their 1-1 home draw against Lazio. He played for only 62 minutes before he was subbed. Torino are 10th on the log with just seven points from a possible 15.