Osimhen scores first champions league goal of the season

Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen scored his first Champions League goal of the season for Napoli as the Parthenopeans subdued Ajax 4-2 in Naples.

The Super Eagles striker, according to goal.com was introduced for Giacomo Raspadori in the 50th minute and with a minute left on the clock, he drilled the ball past goalkeeper Remko Pasveer. Goals from Hirving Lozano and Giacomo Raspadori had given the hosts a two-goal lead inside Diego Armando Maradona.

Four minutes into the second half, the visitors reduced the deficit as Calvin Bassey set up Davy Klaassen for a cool finish. Although Steven Bergwijn scored the second goal for the Dutch side, it was the Italians who reigned supreme.

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Having triumphed in the six-goal thriller, Napoli are through to the next round of the competition with two matches to spare. On a larger scale, Luciano Spalletti’s men have now won all their last nine matches in all competitions.

Osimhen is back with a bang after injury put him on the sidelines for weeks.

Aside from his goal, statistics showed that the former Lille goal machine accounted for three shots, one key pass, and one aerial challenge won. Although he was caught offside on three occasions, he contributed 15 touches, nine passes and a passing accuracy of 77.8 per cent.