Red hot Oshimen scores double as Napoli see off 10-man Udinese
Napoli came from behind to seal all three points against Udinese on Saturday afternoon as the win draws them level on same points (63)with league leaders Ac Milan having played a game more.
The side from Naples defeated Hellas Verona last week with star man Victor Oshimen scoring a brace to give his side a much needed win.
Luciano Spalletti’s men started the first half poorly as they allowed Udinese to play their game and they failed to close the spaces and the whites and black found room to open the Napoli defense.
It was fomer Ac Milan protege Gerrad Deulofeu who got the first goal of the game shooting from the edge of the box,the ball nestling pass the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
Napoli responded immediatel as they pushed men forward looking to pull a goal back.
Nigerian international Victor Oshimen got a goal back on the 55th minutes for the host with suberb thumping header after getting on the end of Mario Rui free kick.
Oshimen completed the comeback with a tap in at the near post.The results bring Napoli level on 63 points alongside the Rossoneri on top the Seria A table.
Speaking after the game the youngster spoke of his delight in helping his team challenge for the scudetto and the atmosphere in the stadium
A very important victory for us,” Osimhen told the media. “There was an incredible atmosphere in the second half which helped us. I thank the fans for their support.”
It is the second consecutive league game in which Osimhen will score an identical brace – first a header, then a clinical foot finish – after helping Napoli go past Verona last week.
For a striker who wears a mask due to a head injury sustained earlier in the campaign, Osimhen appears to hold no fear in heading the ball.
When asked if he feels comfortable nodding the ball so often, the 23-year-old responded, “For the doctor, it is advisable to use it (mask) and therefore I will continue to use it even if I do not take it to training.”
The red hot Victor Osimhen has scored six goals in his last seven games in Serie A.
Napoli lost three and drew two of their eight games when he was injured
They’ve lost just one in nine with him back in the team and are back level at the top of Serie A, showing how integral the Nigerian has been to their course.
