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Victor Osimhen Hits A milestone in Napoli’s Historic UCL Victory
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Victor Osimhen continued exactly where he left off against Eintracht Frankfurt, with a double to ensure that Napoli advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
Osimhen netted a double on the night and took him to a milestone 51goals for Napoli in 90 appearances.
The game was compact and tight between both sides, but it was the Nigerian who found the opener in the dying embers of the first half.
A powerfully headed goal from Matteo Politano’s cross to give his team the lead heading into the second half.
Not long after the restart He once again was in the right place at the right time to finish off Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s low drive, and doubled Napoli’s lead.
Osimhen had a chance to score a Hat-trick from the spot after Piotr Zielinski was carelessly brought down, but the Polish international stood up to covert Napoli’s third goal of the night.
The victory at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium ensured that Napoli advanced into the last eight of the competition with 5-0 aggregate win.
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