Thursday, November 21, 2024

Serie A: Simy Fires Brace, Osimhen On Target As Napoli Edge Crotone


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  Serie A: Simy Fires Brace, Osimhen On Target As Napoli Edge Crotone By Sampson Adedeji Action resumed in the Italia Serie A on Saturday after the international break and it was a memorable game for the duo of Nigeria's Super Eagles strikers Victor Osimhen of Napoli and Simy Nwankwo of FC Crotone, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Both of them were named in the starting line up for their respective clubs but it was Lorenzo Isingne that opened the scorers sheet in the 19th minute. Osimhen made his inclusion count as he made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Simy came into the party at the right time as he halved the deficit in the 25th minute of the encounter. Belgian International Dries Mertens made it 3-1 in favour of host in the 34th minute and that Napoli goes into the locker room with a comfortable lead. Simy completed his brace in the 48th minute of the second half Juninho Messias leveled the game in the 58th minute. Giovanni Di Lorenzo made it 4-3 for Napoli in the 72nd minute before Osimhen was pulled out for Andrea Petagna who seems to more defensive minded player. The results improved the position of Napoli on the log while Crotone further sinked down in the relegation water.
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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