Champion League
Osimhen on target as Napoli cruise to a win over Eintracht Frankfurt
By Saheed Afolabi
Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen was on target for Napoli in a 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League encounter on Tuesday night.
Napoli took a valuable away win in Germany as goals from Osimhen and captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo gave the Italians a two-goal lead in the first leg.
The Nigeria international opened scoring for the visitors when he latched onto a fantastic cross from Lozano to finish from close range in the 40th minute.
Despite a narrow first half lead, Partenopei captain doubled their lead in the 65th minute from a beautiful back heel assist from Khvicha Kvaratskelia.
The 24-year-old has now scored 20 goals in all competitions with 18 in the Serie A and two goals in the Champions League and the Nigerian has been on target in eight consecutive games for his club.
With a two-goal first leg advantage for Napoli against Frankfurt, the second leg will come up on the 15th of March 2023 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
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