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Serie A: Victor Osimhen And Ademola Lookman Nominated For January 2023 Player Of The Month Award.
Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, both forwards for the Super Eagles, have been nominated for Serie A’s Player of the Month award for January 2023.
In five league games played in January, Osimhen scored five goals and provided an assist for Napoli, while Lookman scored five goals and provided two assists for Atalanta.
Osimhen, who has 14 goals in 16 games, and Lookman, who has 12 goals in 19 games, are both at the top of the Serie A scoring list.
Osimhen scored in four out of five games he played for Napoli in January and was matched stride for stride by Lookman who also did the same for Atalanta.
The Napoli striker failed to score against Inter Milan, but he went on a scoring streak in the four games that followed, defeating Sampdoria, Juventus, Salernitana, and most recently Roma.
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His best performance of the month came in the match against Juventus when he led Napoli to a 5-1 victory with two goals and an assist.
In contrast, Lookman failed to score in Atalanta’s first two league matches this month against Spezia and Bologna.
However, the 25-year-old winger scored one goal in Atalanta’s final league match against Sampdoria in addition to two braces against Salernitana and Juventus.
Along with Paulo Dybala of Roma, Luis Alberto of Lazio, and Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan, both Super Eagles players are nominated for player of the month.
The official Serie A Twitter handle posted the five outstanding players of January 2023 and both Osimhen and Lookman were among the nominees.
January’s @EASPORTSFIFA Player of the Month nominees are in 🌟
Have your say, vote now ➡ #FIFA23 #POTM @EA_FIFA_Italia
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) February 1, 2023