February, 6 2023.
With another superlative performance, Victor Osimhen was in the thick of the action, as SS Napoli on Sunday thrashed Spezia 3-0 in their own backyard to open up a hefty 16 point lead on top of the Serie A table. That lead was later reduced to 13 points, after Inter Milan edged AC Milan 1-0 in the derby played on Sunday night.
With Osimhen's form and the superb run of good fortunes Napoli is currently having, it is expected that the people of Naples, especially fans of Napoli can start dreaming of winning their first Serie A title, since 1990.
Their leading striker, Victor Osimhen capped another superlative performance in the away tie, by scoring twice, and thus becomes the fourth player in his club's history, to score 16 goals or more, in their first 21 games of the season. The 24 year old, joined the likes of Louis Vinitio (1955/1956); Edinson Cavani (2012/2013) and Gonzalo Higuain (2015/2016).
The Super Eagles of Nigeria top striker, has in the 2022/23 Serie A Season, had 3 Assists, while playing 15 matches (plus 1 as a sub). During these game time, he had 26 shots on target from a total of 50 shots taken; scored 14 goals and averaged 12 passes per match, with a pass completion rate of 73%.
In the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season, Victor Osimhen played in 2 matches (plus 1 as a sub) for Napoli; had 2 shots on target from a total of 6 attempts and has scored 1 goal; while averaging 6 passes per match with a pass completion rate of 76%, and zero (0) Assists.
Osimhen received a tonmultous 9.41 rating in his last game against Spezia, and having replicated this imperious form and art of scoring breathtaking goals, in a league that is well know for its defensive prowess, and class act defence maestros; Osimhen and his Sccudetto chasing Napoli will play their next fixture on Feb 12, 2023, against Cremonese at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, and fans of the club can expect him to continue with his good run of goal scoring form.
With 16 goals to his name as top scorer, Osimhen is 3 goals clear of compatriot Ademola Lookman of Atlanta Bergamo and Inter Milan's Lourato Martinez, who are both on 13.
However, his Coach at Napoli, Luciano Spaletti has refused to be drawn into the 'needless' comparison of Osimhen and Erling Haaland of Manchester City, who currently the standard bearer in Europe, with 25 goals this term.
If the Scandinavian replicates his goal scoring numbers and plays in all of City's remaining 18 games, he is a sure bet to reach the 50 goal mark, and that would surely be a new Premier League record.
It was in this same season, that Nigeria was ironically stopped from going to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, due to the inability of the Super Eagles to convert their scoring chances to goals in Abuja; leaving a defensive minded Ghana Black Stars side, to punch their ticket to the Mundial, on the away goal rule.
For Osimhen and Lookman, and other Nigerian strikers the saying, "out of every disappointment, there's always a blessing in disguise", is very true.
The numbers below, speak for themselves:
Folarin Balogun 🇬🇧🇳🇬 is the Ligue 1 Top Scorer with 14 goals
Paul Onuachu 🇳🇬 is the Belgian League Top Scorer with 16 goals
Chuba Akpom 🇳🇬 is the Championship Top Scorer (16 goals)
Josh Maja 🇳🇬 is the Ligue 2 Top Scorer (11 goals).
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