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Osimhen scores as Napoli end season with 2-0 win over Sampdoria

Osimhen scores as Napoli end season with 2-0 win over Sampdoria

GOALS from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Simeone secured a 2-0 victory for Serie A champions Napoli over already-relegated Sampdoria on Sunday in their season finale.

Hosts Napoli finished a triumphant campaign with 90 points from 38 games, while Sampdoria ended bottom on 19 points.

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The match was the final game for the two coaches, with Luciano Spalletti having announced his intention to take a sabbatical.

Sampdoria manager Dejan Stankovic announced just before kick-off that he would not lead the team in Serie B next season.

Osimhen, the league’s leading goalscorer, sealed his remarkable season with 26 Serie A goals by converting a penalty kick in the 64th minute after being brought down by Nicola Murru.

Simeone fired a scorcher into the net five minutes from time.(Reuters/NAN)

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