Napoli kept their hopes of winning the Italian Serie A by coming from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 courtesy of a brace from their Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.
Udinese took the lead in the 22nd minute through Gerard Deulofeu, a lead that hanged on to till the end of the first half before Osimhen altered the scoreline.
He headed home the leveller in the 52nd minute before showing good movement in the box to score his second of the game in the 63rd minute. He thought he had a hattrick but his effort was ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) as he was offside.
What would have been a perfect evening for the Nigerian was ruined when he picked up a yellow card for dissent. Which means he will miss their next league game after the international break.
Udinese’s hope of a comeback was made a lot more difficult when Pablo Mari was sent off for dangerous play in the 82nd minute. Napoli are now level with leaders AC Milan at the top of the Serie A but they have played a game more.
The goals took his tally in the Serie A this season to ten goals. A respectable tally when you consider the length of time he was out injured and the time it took him to get back to his level.
Later tonight he will depart Italy for the camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their World Cup qualifiers playoff games against Ghana on the 25th and 29th of March respectively.
