Luciano Spalletti hails Osimhen after brace for Napoli against Juventus

• Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen netted a brace in their superb win over Juventus in the Serie A
• Napoli gaffer Spalletti has made it clear that he is impressed with the performances of the Nigerian star
• The Blues have been tipped to win the Serie A title this season with Osimhen tipped to win the golden boot

Luciano Spalletti who is the coach of Serie A side, Napoli, has hailed Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen for netted a brace for his side in their perfect win over Juventus.

Osimhen has been in incredible form so far this season for Napoli in all competitions and he has won the hearts of fans.

With Angel Di Maris in Juventus' squad, the Old Lady thought they would get a good result against the Blues, but they suffered an embarrassing defeat.

According to the report on Sun, Spalletti explained that he is impressed with the performances of Osimhen.

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Statement made by Spalletti

“Osimhen is such a great striker. I am stunned by the unexpressed potential he has and excited to see what he’ll do in future.

“There were these two or three balls down the touchline and he has the pace, the skill, the courage and physicality to deal with those situations.

“After all, he smashed his face a couple of times because he goes for every ball. He still has remarkable room for improvement.”

Oliseh hails impressive Nigerian striker

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Nigerian international, Sunday Oliseh hailed Victor Osimhen for his impressive performances for Napoli in recent times.

The former Lille of France striker recently received the prestigious Global Soccer Award, as the Power Horse Emerging Player of the Year.

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Osimhen edged out Barcelona’s Gavi and Federico Valverde of Real Madrid to the prize.

Upon receiving the award, the 24-year-old thanked everyone involved for the recognition, and expressed appreciation for those who had supported him over the years.

The 1996 Olympic gold medalist and AFCON 1994 winner joined several football legends in praising the attacker.

Oliseh he took to his Twitter to retweet Osimhen’s post after receiving the Globe Soccer Award, with the following caption.