Nigerian Players abroad How Victor Osimhen impacted Napoli’s league debut win over Parma

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Less than half time, Victor Osimhen has been prominent on his Serie A debut Sunday as he came off the bench to inspire Napoli to a 2-0 win over Parma on league opener.

Victor Osimhen was left on the substitutes’ bench at the kickoff of Partenopei’s season debut. However, the Nigerian forward cam in for the the San Paolo outfit at the 61st minute as he replaces German defensive midfielder Diego Demme.

From zero short on target after an hour, Napoli moved to several chances created and two goals scored in the remaining half time following thee entry of Osimhen.

Victor Osimhen celebrating with team-mates dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne.
Victor Osimhen celebrating with team-mates dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne.

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Just two minutes after the 21-year-old entered the pitch, Dries Mertens gave the lead to Napoli before Lorenzo Insigne scored the second at the 77th minute.

Despite the fact that he did not assit nor scored, Victor Osimhen has had a massive impact on the productivity of Naples. With former Lille striker, the team performs well and gain in intensity and creativity at the offensive level.

Naples tops Serie A standings before pending Juventus’ game against Sampdoria (6 PM). They will take on Genoa on September, 29 on matchday 2 for their second game of the season.


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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