Serie A Wrap: Osimhen Propels Napoli To A Draw Against Inter As Okereke Sees Red

Serie A Wrap: Osimhen Propels Napoli To A Draw Against Inter As Okereke Sees Red By Oluwayemi Omolagba Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was at the central of actions again as Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw by league defending champions, Inter Milan on Saturday evening at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, BSNSports.com.ng can report. The Nigeria international was on a sort of revenge mission in the clash as he had suffered a facial fracture that ruled him out for two months in the first leg between both sides and that didn't take him so long as he won Napoli a penalty in the fifth minute following a VAR review. Lorenzo Insigne stepped up to dispatch the penalty to give Napoli a perfect start. Osimhen continued to threaten, using his effective pace to trouble the centre-back pairing of Stefan de Vrij and Milan Skriniar. The Nigerian had an impressive 100% pass accuracy while he was also denied by Inter’s goalkeeper Handanovic on one occasion. He also created one big chance and made one key pass before he went off for Dries Mertens in the 84th minute. But despite Osimhen’s efforts, Napoli were denied the three points after Edin Dzeko restored the parity for the away side two minutes after the break. The result means Napoli missed the chance to overtake the champions at the top of the table, although AC Milan could go top if they beat Sampdoria on Sunday. Meanwhile, David Okereke was sent off as his side, Venezia recorded a massive 2-1 away win against Torino. Okereke who was on course for a 90 minute show got his matching order in the 90+8 minute after he recklessly tackled Karol Linnety of Torino and although he was on the floor for some minutes receiving medical treatment, he was eventually sent off after the referee consulted the VAR to help his decision.