Osimhen Scores Acrobatic Goal In Napoli Win Against Crystal Palace

Osimhen Scores Acrobatic Goal In Napoli Win Against Crystal Palace

Ibraheem Lateef Ayodele

Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen scored an acrobatic goal as Napoli beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in a tune-up game in Turkey on Sunday, BSNSports.com.ng has gathered.

The Premier League side had a good start, testing Alex Meret with Ebere Eze’s volley before Wilfried Zaha’s angled drive opened the scoring.

Moments later, Osimhen drew level with a spectacular effort, flicking the ball in the air over the head of Will Hughes to turn among defenders inside the box until firing in from a tricky angle.

It started raining heavily for the second half, which saw both teams make numerous substitutions.

Mario Rui made a decisive block on Doucoure and a deflected long-range Leo Ostigard effort forced a save, but Giacomo Raspadori took centre-stage with a powerful strike into the roof of the net and turned in the third on a low Zanoli assist rolled across from the right.