Champion League
UCL: Victor Osimhen makes goalscoring return as Napoli secure next round berth
By Wale Mustapha
jin88bet.onejin88bet.oneNigeria international Victor Osimhen returned to action for his club side, Napoli and went straight tak168app.babyo usual act, goal scoring.
The lanky Super Falcons forward, whoak168app.clubak168app.club has been out injured since early September was a second half substitute for Napoli as they brushed aside Ajax 4-2 in tks168apks168app.sitep.sitehe Matchday 4 of UEFA Champions League in Naples.
Napoli who came into the match with sight on claiming match points which will secic88ic88ure their place in the knockout stages of the competition. The made their intention known with firstic88 half dominance scoring two goals in the opening 16 minutes through Hirving Lozarnoic88 and Giacomo Raspadori.
Ajax grew into tic88he game in the early parts of second half and pulled one back tic88hrough Davy Klaaaseen’s classical header from another Nigeriaic88ic88n, Calvin Bassey.
Just as the visitors were finding their rhythmlr88 and looking to complete their colr88meback, Napoli restored their two goal cushion when Jurilr88en Timblr88er was adjudged to have handled Tanquay Ndombele’s shot in the box. Georgian Kvichia Kvaratskeheila stepped forward and colr88nverted.
Ajax would soon havlr88e the penalty of their own with few minutes left to the game as Steven Bergvlr88lr88win converted making the scoreline 3-2.
There would be room for one more goal in the puop88lsating encounter at the Naples as Osimhem who is making return to action since September 7th camop88e in earlier in the second half and compounded Asi88jax’s woesi88s by ending his goal drought since August with the late goal.
That was Osimhen’s first UCL goal of the current season and third in all co88vmpetitions. Napoli now 88vhave 12 points haven recorded hundred percent successes in this season’s competition as well as securing a pSEXXXXX-VNSEXXXXX-VNlace in the next round with two games to spare.
