Victor Osimhen Present As Napoli Defeats Juventus
Victor Osimhen was in the starting eleven and eventually came out tops over Cristiano Ronaldo as Napoli pipped Juventus 1-0 in the Serie A on Saturday.
The Super Eagles striker was later replaced with 15 minutes left in the game.
Lorenzo Insigne was the hero as he ended his Juventus penalty curse and scored his 100th goal for Napoli.
Napoli have now won two matches in a row against Juventus in Serie A for the first time since 2011.
They are in fourth position on 40 points while Juventus are third on 42 points and eight points behind AC Milan.
This was the first Serie A meeting of the season between both teams, as the October trip to Turin was cancelled due to COVID cases, initially earning Napoli a 3-0 defeat and docked point, a decision revoked on appeal.
That fixture is yet to be rescheduled, but they did meet in the Supercoppa last month, Juve winning the trophy 2-0.
Napoli had penalty appeals waved away, as Nikola Maksimovic nodded the ball onto Giorgio Chiellini’s arm from point-blank range.
Chiesa drilled inches wide from the edge of the area following an Eljif Elmas error, but Meret again used his legs for a sensational save on Morata from six yards.
It was a siege in the closing stages, including six minutes of stoppages, but Napoli held on to secure the three points.
