Serie A: Osimhen On Target As Napoli Overtake Juventus

  Serie A: Osimhen On Target As Napoli Overtake Juventus By Sampson Adedeji Nigeria's Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, continued his good form for Italia Serie A side Napoli on Monday evening as he helped the club to a 2-0 win over Torino, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Napoli took the lead with a surprise hitman, as Tiemoue Bakayoko hit a ferocious strike from 20 metres into the far bottom corner. Just 120 seconds later, Torino’s corner was cleared and Nicolas Nkoulou was caught in a weak tackle, allowing Victor Osimhen to sprint forward on the counter, his effort deflected past Sirigu off Bremer. Napoli remained dangerous on the counter, Politano’s effort deflected over the bar and Sirigu beating away two Osimhen angled drives at the near post. There was a double chance when Dries Mertens saw his shot charged down, then threaded through for Osimhen to force a Sirigu save from point-blank range before he subbed off in the 80th minute for Petagna. Osimhen has now scored in two consecutive games for Partenopei . The win took Napoli above champions on the log of the league table.