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Osimhen thrilled to make history with Napoli.
After scoring a brace in Sunday’s 3-0 victory against Spezia, Victor Osimhen is thrilled to make history with Napoli.
The Nigerian international continued his amazing Partenopei scoring run by scoring twice in the second half.
The 24-year-old boosted his goal total from 17 league appearances last season to 16 this season.
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Osimhen is now the fourth Napoli player to score 16 goals in the first 21 Serie A games of the season following in the footsteps of Luis Vinicio in 1955-56, Edinson Cavani in 2012-13 and Gonzalo Higuain in 2015-16.
“We needed the points to keep the momentum going. I’m happy with the win and of course, to be in the history books of Napoli is a great privilege for me, so I am very happy about this”, the forward told Sky Sports Italia.
Napoli are on course to win a first Scudetto in 33 years and enjoy a 13-point lead at the top of the standings.