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Three Nigerians shortlisted for Italian Serie A Team of the Season

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By Saheed Afolabi
Three Nigeria players have been noticed for their incredible performances as they were nominated for the Italian Serie A team of the season.
Leading the trio of Nigerians is Napoli prized asset, Victor Osimhen, Atalanta prolific forward Ademola Lookman and Udinese defender Destiny Udogie for his defensive attributes.
Osimhen stamped his feet in Italian football this season as he netted crucial goals in delivering the Scudetto title for Napoli after 33 years. The Super Eagles forward netted 23 goals for Napoli this season, with 11 coming at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, while 12 goals were punctured at opponent net away from home.
He has also contributed five assists to the team success this season and averaged a 0.89 goal at 90 minutes this term.
Lookman was in terrific form in the first half of the season as he has netted 13 goals so far this season in 29 matches raking in four assists.
The Atalanta tricky winger has been a major part of the club good run despite his injury-ruined second half of the season campaign.
Udinese defender, Destiny Udogie is the revelation of the season with his defensive skills which has caught the attention of European bigwigs in an attempt to secure his signature.
Despite being a defender, it didn’t stop Udogie from contributing to Udinese success in front of goal this season as he notched three goals and four assists in 31 appearances for the club this season.
The voting commenced on the 15th of May and it will end on Thursday 18th of May.

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