Napoli and Victor Osimhen relentless: success also in Empoli

The leader doesn’t stop anymore, his bomber doesn’t either.

Napoli was also victorious in Empoli, where the challenge between the Azzurri ended in a 2-0 win for the leader. A success that allows Luciano Spalletti’s men to momentarily move to +18 on second-placed Inter and that once again bears the signature of Victor Osimhen. The Nigerian striker, once again on target, found the goal for the eighth game in a row in Serie A.

Napoli needed less than half an hour to put the victory in the bag. After a first quarter of an hour in which both teams on the field tried, in fact, on the 17th minute the guest advantage arrived. It happens on the development of a corner and an action on the axis Kvaratskhelia-Zielinski: on the filter of the Polish is Ismajli to find the unfortunate own goal. Meret denies Henderson the equalizer and in the 28th minute here is Osimhen’s stamp. Again, the goal comes on a scheme from a corner: this time Zielinski and Mario Rui build, Kvaratskhelia goes for the shot and engages Vicario, but the Nigerian is relentless on the tap-in.

Even before halftime the same Osimhen gets hypnotized by Vicario and fails to find the double, then Kim hits the crossbar. In the second half, however, Anguissa and Lozano were inaccurate, then it was an offside to deny Osimhen a double. Napoli ended the game in ten for the expulsion of the evening’s ex Mario Rui, but nothing changed. And the leader continues its run at the lone summit.