Osimhen simply prolonged his deal at Napoli, however his celebration was halted by Roma
Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was despatched off within the second half of Napoli’s 2-0 loss to AS Roma on the Stadio Olimpico, Soccernet.ng reviews.
Osimhen simply renewed his contract at Napoli, and he would have been seeking to have fun it in opposition to a Roma aspect, which he scored in opposition to final season. Nevertheless, the sport didn’t go as he would have hoped.
The Tremendous Eagles striker led the road as common for the Serie A kings alongside Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the left, whereas Politano operated from the appropriate aspect of the assault.
The Partenopeans dominated the early proceedings, whereas Roma sat again, hoping to catch them on the break as is customary for Jose Mourinho-tutored groups.
This method profited Roma, as, regardless of Napoli’s possession, Roma had six aim makes an attempt within the first half as in opposition to Napoli’s three.
Osimhen was fairly silent on the night time as Roma reduce off his provide and have been fairly bodily with him. Often, he needed to go deep so as to get the ball. Finally, the primary half ended goalless, with Osimhen’s solely probability being a failed over-head kick, which went vast.
The second half began identical to the primary ended, however the pendulum swung into Roma’s favour within the 66th minute after Politano noticed a straight purple card after hitting out on a Roma participant.
Ten minutes later, Lorenzo Pellegrini scored the opener for Mourinho’s lads to place them within the driver’s seat.
Seconds after Napoli scored, Osimhen was proven a yellow card for a poor foul. Then, ten minutes later, he dedicated one other low cost foul to get his second yellow and his marching orders.
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With two males down, Napoli pushed arduous for the equalizer, however they only couldn’t break down the astute Roma setup. Then, within the sixth minute of stoppage time, Roma went on a fast counter after Napoli poured our bodies ahead. The tip product was a aim for Romelu Lukaku to make it two for Roma and kill off the sport.
The outcome leaves Napoli in sixth place within the Serie A, and Osimhen will miss their final recreation of 2023 in opposition to Monza.