Absent for just over a month after an injury, Victor Osimhen has been very effective since his return. The Nigerian scored in each of his October appearances and remains on a Serie A hat-trick with solid leaders Napoli. Here he is at the top of the scoring charts.
At the end of October, almost four months after the start of the season, there are only three teams from the five most important European championships (Germany, England, Spain, France and Italy) still undefeated in their division: Paris Saint-Germain , Real Madrid and Napoli.
After 12 days in Serie A, the Neapolitans are solid leaders with 32 points on the clock (10 wins, 2 draws). They are five points ahead of their first pursuers, Lazio Rome and Atalanta Bergamo, when we are almost at the third of the season.
A good domestic situation to which must be added a full card in the Champions League, where Napoli prances at the top of group A with five victories in five matches and a qualification already acquired for the knockout stages. Sportingly, everything is going well for the Italian club. And Victor Osimhen is no stranger to this excellent phase.
A successful recovery…
In his first season, in 2020-2021, he suffered some physical glitches but still netted 10 goals in 30 appearances. Last season, in 2021-2022, the former Lille player again suffered from injuries but had progressed, with 18 goals in 32 matches. And since the start of this 2022-2023 season, the striker has raised his voice even further, especially in the last two weeks.
In August and September, Victor Osimhen was quite discreet, scoring only twice. Then, a right hamstring injury in early September in the Champions League against Liverpool (4-1), left him on the flank for more than a month. But since his return on October 12 in C1 against Ajax Amsterdam, the numbers are panicking.
Came into play against the Dutch, the international striker locked the great success for Naples by scoring the last goal (4-2). He then did it again in the Italian league against Bologna (3-2) and against AS Roma (1-0). Against Roma, Victor Osimhen swallowed defender Chris Smalling and fired a nice winning half-volley late in the game, in a Stadio Olimpico with a silent blow.
… with the festival against Sassuolo
On Saturday October 29, the Super Eagle did even better by scoring a hat-trick, their very first with Napoli, easy winner of Sassuolo (4-0). Since his arrival in Europe in 2017 – Wolfsburg, Charleroi, Lille and therefore Naples – Victor Osimhen had never scored three goals in a single match before this meeting.
Autumn wants to be radiant for him and his team. This is the 8th consecutive victory for Naples, whose last defeat in all competitions dates back to last April (21 games in a row). And the winner of the Marc-Vivien Foé 2020 prizehe joined Bologna striker Marko Arnautovic at the top of the Serie A scoring charts with 7 goals, which were scored with less playing time than the Austrian.
The man with six achievements in the last four matches wanted to salute Luciano Spalletti, his coach. In an interview with DAZN, the Nigerian said: “ This season, the coach gives me as much confidence as possible and I’m really happy to be able to work under him and that he gives me the maximum confidence that I need. “The attacker says to himself” happy of its current success and intends to continue on this momentum. The season is still long, but with cracks like Victor Osimhen or the Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in its ranks, Naples can legitimately aim for a coronation in Serie A after which the club has been chasing since 1990.