Napoli record buy Victor Osimhen for the first time in a Napoli shirt failed to find the back of the net as they secure yet another pre season win by beating Pescara 2-0.
21 year old Osimhen has hit back to back hattrick for Napoli in the first two pre season games he has played but he fired blanks against Pescara.
Piotr Zelinski opened scoring for Napoli to hand them a half time lead before further goals by Amato Ciciretti and Dries Mertens completed the rout.
Osimhen was substituted in the 67th minute with his most telling contribution coming before he was substituted. He played Ciciretti in with a well laid pass but the scorer of Napoli’s second goal couldn’t apply the final touch.
Defending the forward, Gattuso said it’s not right to expect Osimhen to score in every game particularly as he is still getting used to his teammates and the style of play .
The coach in an interview after the game also said the team that started the game couldn’t find a way to break down a resolute Pescara side until later on in the game, when they switched formation following the introduction of some players.
The scorer of 18 goals for Lille last season will now turn his attention to their next friendly game against Sporting Lisbon on Sunday and it will be their last test game before the start of competitive football in Italy.
Michael James
