Goals without penalty: Victor Osimhen is Serie A’s best in 2022, ahead of Lazio, Inter Milan stars

The Nigeria worldwide has loved an exquisite 12 months within the Italian prime flight and appears set for an even bigger 2023

Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is probably the most prolific goalscorer within the Italian Serie A in 2022 if targets from the penalty spot usually are not taken under consideration.

Osimhen has discovered the again of the web 18 instances on this calendar 12 months, with no single purpose from 11 metres, greater than some other gamers in Italy’s prime flight.

Lazio’s Ciro Motionless is the highest marksman in Serie A in 2022 with 20 targets. However six of the Italy worldwide’s targets got here from the penalty spot, leaving him with 14 spotless strikes.

Third on the chart is Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez with 17 targets for the 12 months. The ahead was a part of the Argentina squad that lifted the FIFA World Cup in Qatar just a few days in the past.

Thought-about the very best within the division, Osimhen has been the ultimate in entrance of purpose.
9 of his targets have arrived throughout the 2022/2023 marketing campaign, making him the highest in Serie A this season.

Osimhen’s targets have been in opposition to Monza, Verona, Bologna, Roma, Sassuolo, Atalanta, and Udinese.

The 23-year-old striker grabbed the primary hat-trick of his profession in opposition to Sassuolo and within the course of additionally grew to become Nigeria’s all-time highest goalscorer in Serie A historical past.

Other than his 18 league targets for Napoli this 12 months, Osimhen additionally netted 5 targets in two matches for the Tremendous Eagles.

The previous Lille lad scored in Nigeria’s 2-1 defeat of Sierra Leone in June in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

He then adopted it up with an astonishing 4 targets within the Tremendous Eagles’ 10-0 demolition of Sao Tome and Principe, Nigeria’s profitable margin in historical past.