Euro wrap: Osimhen remains Europe’s best in 2023; Bassey, Plumptre impress in wins; Tolu tastes first Genk defeat

Soccernet.ng monitored a number of matches involving Nigerian gamers within the European circuit on Sunday and brings you the spotlight of their impression

Within the Italian Serie A, Victor Osimhen scored for the sixth consecutive league match as Napoli strolled previous Cremonese 3-0 on the Diego Maradona Stadium.

Osimhen now has eight targets in Serie A this yr, essentially the most of any ahead within the prime 5 European leagues.

Nonetheless in Italy, Future Udogie scored the quickest objective within the prime flight this season in Udinese’s 2-2 draw at residence to Sassuolo.

Tremendous Eagles ahead Isaac Success and wingback Kingsley Ehizibue each featured for Udinese within the encounter.

A number of Tremendous Falcons stars flew the Nigerian flag proudly within the Spanish Primera Division. Present Monday featured for Granadilla Tenerife within the goalless residence draw in opposition to Alhama.
Rasheedat Ajibade was a second-half substitute as Atlético Madrid edged to a 1 – 0 win over Athletic Membership.

However the perfect efficiency of the night got here from Toni Payne who netted a brace to encourage Sevilla to a crushing 3-0 victory away to Actual Sociedad.

In La Liga, Samuel Chukwueze and Villarreal couldn’t arrest their latest run of poor kind because the Yellow Submarines succumbed to a 1-0 loss to league leaders Barcelona.

Within the English Ladies’s Tremendous League, Tremendous Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre was immense in defence to assist Leicester declare a 1-0 away win at Liverpool – her facet’s second win of the season.

In France, Arsenal loanee Folarin scored his fifteenth objective of the season to overhaul Kylian Mbappe and co on the objective chart, and energy Reims to a 4-0 win over Troyes.

Within the Eredivisie, Calvin Bassey was launched from the bench at halftime and he repaid the supervisor’s belief by aiding Ajax’s second objective within the champions’ 3-1 come-back win at residence to Waalwijk.

After becoming a member of from Amiens and scoring on his debut, Tolu Arokodare tasted his first defeat with KRC Genk as visiting Royal Antwerp made away with all three factors with a hard-fought 1-0 victory on the Cegeka Enviornment.

Nigerian fullback, Zaidu Sanusi was concerned from begin to end as FC Porto carved out a memorable 2-1 win on the residence of rivals Sporting Lisbon.