Osimhen scores again as Napoli go 12 points clear

Victor Osimhen scored his 13th Serie A goal of the season in Napoli’s 2-0 win over Salernitana on Saturday.

Osimhen, who has been in great form this season, has now scored in three consecutive Serie A matches as Napoli continue their pursuit of their first league title in two decades.

For Saturday’s game, a goal either side of half-time ensured Napoli extended their lead at the top of the log to 12 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan and a further one ahead of third-placed Inter.

50 – Napoli is the third team in three points for the winning season to have reached 50+ points in the first half of the Serie A season, after Juventus and Inter. Olympus.#SalernitanaNaples

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 21, 2023

Both Milan teams will be in action on Sunday as they look to cut Napoli’s lead.

Despite getting the three points at stake as the most important, Napoli were far from their best in Saturday’s match.

However, Luciano Spalletti’s men fired into the lead three minutes into injury time in the first half

It was Andre-Frank Zombo Anguissa who started driving the run to the by-line before letting go off a good pass to Giovanni Di Lorenzo on the far side of the area and he crashed his effort in front of the off post.

Napoli’s advantage doubled three minutes into the second half.

Eljif Elmas’ good curling effort from the corner of the penalty area came back off the post and Osimhen was on hand to slot home the rebound.

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The gangling Nigerian striker who is Serie A’s top scorer almost got Piotr Zielinski’s second header down to the keeper’s right but Guillermo Ochoa dived to push the ball away.

Despite a few more chances, the scoreline remained 2-0 as Napoli extended their lead at the top while Salernitana remained in 16th place.

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