In-form Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen scored his first Serie A goal of the 2021-22 campaign as Napoli silenced Udinese 4-0 on Monday night.
Still fresh from his splendid performance in Thursday’s Europa League performance against Leicester City, where he scored a brace at the King Power Stadium, the Nigeria international was again named in the Parthenopeans’ starting XI.
And he did not disappoint, joining forces with fellow Africans, Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly and Cameroon international, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, as the Blues overpowered Luca Gotti’s White and Blacks.
In a 4-3-3 formation adopted by manager Luciano Spalletti, Osimhen led the charge for goals alongside Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano. It was Insigne who latched onto a superb ball to lift it over onrushing goalkeeper Marco Silvestri before Osimhen made sure of things by pushing the ball into the net.
Spalletti’s men doubled their advantage ten minutes before the halftime break as Koulibaly’s well-executed cross was headed past Silvestri by Amir Rrahmani for his first goal of the season.
The hosts came into the second half stronger, but they were unable to get past goalkeeper David Ospina thanks to solid defending by the visitors.
In the 52nd minute, the ball fell to Koulibaly in the box and the Senegal international blasted it home with a master finish any forward would be proud of. With that, the 30-year-old centre-back has found the net in two consecutive matches for the first time in his career in Serie A.
Udinese’s miserable night got worse when substitute Hirving Lozano converted the fourth goal with just six minutes from full time having profited from a Mario Rui pass.
While Koulibaly and Zambo Anguissa enjoyed the action from start to finish, Osimhen was subbed off for Andrea Petagna in the 81st minute.
With their result, Napoli became only the third club in Italian topflight history to find the net in 30 consecutive matches. They now lead the log having accrued 12 points from four matches.
Now unbeaten in their last 13 league games, the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona giants would be hoping to extend their fine run when they visit Sampdoria on Thursday, September 23, 2021. – With Goal.com report
