Osimhen emulates Cristiano Ronaldo as Napoli defeat Empoli

Victor Osimhen continued his unimaginable goalscoring type as he scored for Napoli of their 2-0 Serie A win over Empoli. The 24-year-old striker equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s goalscoring document within the league by scoring for an eighth consecutive match.

Having scored in seven consecutive league matches to assist Napoli open up an unassailable 15-point lead atop the Serie A standings, Victor Osimhen scored his twentieth purpose of the season within the UEFA Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek. The striker stays his facet’s final weapon as they search a primary Scudetto since 1990 and he confirmed why towards Empoli.

Napoli took the lead after 17 minutes in fortuitous circumstances as Ardian Ismajli put the ball previous his personal goalkeeper sadly. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia performed a ball excessive to Piotr Zielinski, who put a low cross into the hazard space. His cross was inadvertently diverted into his personal purpose by Albanian defender Ismajli, handing Napoli the benefit.

Now absolutely within the ascendancy, Napoli managed the sport and had been rewarded with a second purpose simply earlier than the half-hour mark. A brief nook was labored to Kvaratskhelia on the fringe of the field, and the 21-year-old let fly an effort which was parried by the Empoli goalkeeper into the trail of Osimhen, who reacted quickest to stab residence from shut vary, scoring his nineteenth Serie A purpose of the season.

The Tremendous Eagles striker has turn into the primary participant since Cristiano Ronaldo to attain in eight consecutive Serie A matches, and the second youngest participant within the historical past of the league to attain in eight consecutive matches.

Osimhen scored a second within the sixtieth minute however noticed his effort dominated out for offside earlier than Mario Rui was proven a straight crimson card for violent conduct seven minutes later.

Napoli held on regardless of being a person brief to say all three factors and open up an 18-point hole over Inter Milan.