Osimhen makes strong statement after netting brace for Napoli, reveals what he wants this season

Osimhen makes strong statement after netting brace for Napoli, reveals what he wants this season

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:58 PM
  • Napoli were impressive on Saturday evening, 19 March, beating Udinese 2-1 in tough Italian Serie A encounter
  • The are now three points behind leaders AC Milan and Victor Osimhen believes his team can win the Scudetto
  • Victor Osimhen is also expected to be in action for the Super Eagles in their coming two games against Ghana

Following Napoli's 2-1 win over visiting Udinese on Saturday evening, 19 March, Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has made it clear that his side will continue their fight to win the League title.

The Nigerian striker has been impressive for Napoli this season and he showed the club's fans again on Saturday by netting brace which gave them the win over their opponents.

Victor Osimhen
Victor Osimhen in action for Napoli. Photo by Franco Romano
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However, the encounter was a very challenging one for Victor Osimhen and his teammates as they had to come from a goal down to beat Udinese in this encounter.

Who are the scorers in this match between Napoli vs Udinese?

Gerard Deulofeu scored gave Udinese the lead in the 22nd minute and ended taking that to the dressing room at the end of the first half as Napoli failed to restore parity according to the report on Complete Sports.

And when did Osimhen scored his two goals?

Napoli came out stronger in the second half and waited until the 52nd minute before Victor Osimhen restored parity for them, and in the 63rd minute, the Nigerian got the winner.

Victor Osimhen's statement after the win

“The atmosphere was really good, even though we weren’t really ourselves in the first half, but we showed a good reaction in the second half.
“Big thank you to the fans never stopped cheering us on and this win is really very important for us.”

Ghana in trouble as Ighalo scores hat-trick for his club in big win over tough opponents

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Odion Ighalo was in the best form of his life for Al Hilal on Friday night, 18 March, as he scored three goals against Al-Ahli in 4-2 win in Saudi Arabian Pro League encounter.

This latest development coming from Odion Ighalo will be a cheering one for Nigerian football fans and Super Eagles coaching crew ahead of the World Cup play-off against Ghana.

The former Manchester United striker has been impressive since he moved to Al Hilal scoring goals for them in all competitions.

Al Hilal started the match impressively playing in front of their fans as they had to wait until the 11th minute before scoring the first goal through Odion Ighalo.

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