Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen played a key role in Napoli’s 1-1 draw against Inter Milan in Saturday’s blockbuster Serie A showdown.
Lifted by his goalscoring heroics in the Parthenopeans’ 2-0 away victory at Venezia, the Nigeria international was named in the starting line-up by manager Luciano Spalletti.
That decision paid off for the hosts in the fifth minute as the former Lille goal machine was fouled by Stefan de Vrij – leading to referee Daniele Doveri awarding them a penalty kick.
Although the arbiter had waved play on, he was called to order by VAR. The ensuing kick was smartly dispatched past goalkeeper Samir Handanovic by Lorenzo Insigne.
Napoli almost doubled their lead through Piotr Zielinski, who struck the post with a powerful effort from range, before Insigne’s acrobatic effort and Osimhen’s deflected strike both sailed over the crossbar of Simone Inzaghi’s men.
Compensating for their poor first-half display, Inter Milan responded just two minutes after the break, when Dzeko pounced on a loose ball and thrashed his tenth league goal of the season in off the bar from six yards out.
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