Victor Osimhen on Fire, Scores Brace For Napoli in Big Win Over Tough European Giants

• Victor Osimhen scored two goals against Verona on Sunday evening, 13 March, as Napoli recorded 2-1 win in Serie A game
• The Nigerian striker has now scored nine League goals for Napoli this season in the Serie A after 19 games
• Osimhen is expected to lead the Super Eagles attack against Ghana this month in the final World Cup play-off

Victor Osimhen was in fine form on Sunday evening, 13 March, as the Nigerian striker netted a brace for Italian giants Napoli in their 2-1 win over hosts Verona in a tough Serie A game.

The win for Victor Osimhen and his teammates helped them to reduce AC Milan's lead to three points on the Serie A table and Napoli players are now expected to fight for the title.

Napoli started this encounter against Verona impressively and they got their breakthrough in the 14th minute through Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.

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The former Lille star almost doubled the lead for Napoli four minutes after scoring, but the Super Eagles striker was unable to score as he was denied by Verona goalie Lorenzo Montipo.

When did Victor Osimhen score his second goal for Napoli?

According to the report on Thisday and Punch, Victor Osimhen scored his second goal for Napoli against Verona in the 71st minute, but the hosts pulled one back in the 77th minute through Davide Faraoni.

How many goals has Victor Osimhen scored this season for Napoli?

The Nigerian has now scored nine goals in 19 matches but 13 goals across all competitions in the on-going season.

Super Eagles forward sends tough message to Ghana ahead of World Cup play-off

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles striker, Sadiq Umar sent a stern warning to Ghana after bagging a brace to help Almeria secure a point in their 3-3 draw against Lugo on Saturday, March 12.

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The 25-year old striker scored in the 13th and 49th minute to continue his impressive goal tally for the Spanish second division team.

Almeria despite the draw remain in the second position on the table behind leader Elbar, who also has 59 points but has a game in hand.

The former AS Roma forward has been selected by coach, Augustine Eguavoen as part of the Super Eagles 32-man roster to tackle Ghana.