Victor Osimhen scored twice and Napoli won 2-1 at Hellas Verona on Sunday to keep Serie A 2021-22 leaders AC Milan within reach. The victory moved Napoli back within three points of Milan, which beat Empoli 1-0 on Saturday. (More Football News)
🐲Both of Osimhen’s goals started with throw-ins. First, the Nigeria striker connected with a header early on, then he scored with one touch following a cross from Giovanni Di Lorenzo midway through the second half.
ꦓDavide Faraoni pulled one back for Verona minutes after Osimhen’s second with a difficult header. The victory revived Napoli’s title hopes following a demoralizing home loss to Milan last weekend.
🌳“After the defeat to Milan everyone was hot,” Osimhen said. “To be able to go into this game with the full determination to get the three points at a difficult ground against a well-organized team, I think we deserve this win.”
𓆏Napoli are aiming for its first Serie A title since Diego Maradona lifted the southern club to its only two Italian league trophies in 1987 and 1990.
🌟“For us to try to win the scudetto we have to try to win the rest of the games of the season,” Osimhen said. “This is a step toward achieving our objective and I believe we can do it.” Later, defending champion Inter Milan was visiting Torino with a chance to leapfrog Napoli into second.
🤪Verona, which ended with nine men after Federico Ceccherini and Faraoni picked up their second yellows in the final 10 minutes, remained ninth.
🦩Earlier, eighth-place Fiorentina beat 10-man Bologna 1-0 to stay in the hunt for the Europa League places with a late goal from Lucas Torreira.
