UCL: Napoli whitewash Bassey’s Ajax without Osimhen

Napoli thrashed Ajax on the Amsterdam Area on Tuesday to open a powerful lead on the high of their Champions League group

Victor Osimhen has severe competitors in his palms as he battles to return from health. In his absence, Napoli have appeared devastating and have been an attacking sensation.

In opposition to Ajax within the Champions League, Napoli got here from behind to hit six previous the Dutch giants.

Ghanaian star, Mohammed Kudus gave Ajax an early lead within the recreation within the ninth minute earlier than Giacomo Raspadori’s equaliser 9 minutes later.

Giovani Di Lorenzo and Khvicha Kvarashkelia scored their first Champions League targets in both aspect of targets by Raspadori and Piotr Zielinski.

Serbian midfielder and Ajax captain Dusan Tadic acquired his marching orders after getting booked twice within the recreation earlier than Giovani Simeone’s sixth of the sport.

It was the primary time Napoli will rating greater than three targets away from dwelling within the Champions League and Ajax’s heaviest defeat at dwelling within the competitors.

Napoli now have 9 factors after three video games and have been top-of-the-line sides in Europe this season regardless of lacking their star man for nearly a month.

Bassey couldn’t cease Napoli from hammering the Dutch giants and can look to bounce again from the heavy loss and switch round an already slumping season.