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Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen at the double for Napoli against Hatayspor.
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is back in action after a vacation.
On Saturday, July 29, 2023, Napoli defeated Turkish team Hatayspor 4-0 in a friendly, and Osimhen scored twice.
Stanislav Lobotka, Eljif Elmas, and Mario Rui were sidelined due to injury, so coach Rudi Garcia had to make do with a 4-2-3-1 system despite being hired to carry on Luciano Spalletti's 4-3-3 formation, which had won the Scudetto.
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Osimhen scores 2 for Napoli in pre-season
Before breaking the tie, Osimhen forced a last-ditch save from Piotr Zielinski after his high press caused a mistake that let Matteo Politano put the Nigerian through.
A short while later, the Capocannoniere winner added a second, charging onto a ball from Kvicha Kvaratskhelia through the ball.
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Osimhen's hat-trick was disallowed owing to an offside position, however, Mango Fernandes and Leo Ostigard both came close.
At the hour mark, Garcia switched out all 11 Napoli players at once, thereby splitting the game into two 60-minute halves.
It was a good outing for Osimhen as his goal-scoring talents continue to shine with talks of a contract extension and a possible monster bid from Saudi Arabia.
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