Osimhen bags brace, assist as Napoli thrash Spezia 4-1

Victor Osimhen bagged a brace as Napoli thrashed Spezia 4-1 in their Serie A clash on Saturday.
The visitors dominated the opening exchanges and went in front through Piotr Zielinski on 15 minutes.
Osimhen added the second goal eight minutes later with Zielinski providing the assist.
The Nigeria international was set up for Napoli’s third of the game by Lorenzo Insigne a minute before the break.
The hosts battled back after the break with Roberto Piccoli reducing the deficit in the 64th minute.
Napoli hit back with another goal 11 minutes from time with Hirving Lozano slotting the ball into net after he was set up Osimhen.
Osimhen has now scored 10 goals and recorded two assists in 27 appearances across all competitions for Napoli this season.
Gennaro Gattuso’s side moved to second position on the table with 70 points from 35 games.
Victor Osimhen got the highest rating after helping himself with two goals and an assist in Napoli’s 4-1 away win against Spezia.
The ratings which was for every Napoli player that featured in the game was compiled by Forza Italia Football.
And for his impressive performance, Osimhen was rated eight out of 10, the highest among the Napoli players.
And commenting on Osimhen’s performance the football publication wrote:”Without a doubt the best player on the pitch, scoring his first brace in Napoli colours.
Victor Osimhen’s agent William D’Avilla says the Nigerian is back to his best following his impressive displays in recent outings for Serie A club Napoli.
Osimhen initially struggled to make impact at the club following his well celebrated move from Ligue 1 outfit Lille last summer.
The 22-year-old copped a shoulder injury on international duty with Nigeria in November and only returned to action for the Partenopei in January.
The striker has however scored seven goals in his last eight appearances for the Partenopei.
He scored a brace and bagged an assist in Napoli’s 4-1 away win at Spezia on Saturday, increasing his goal tally for the season 10.
“Victor is happy about yesterday’s victory, he feels more and more at ease in this team and when you score a goal it gets easier. He is proud to wear the Napoli shirt and is keen to thank the club for their patience,”D’Avila told kisskissnapoli.
“He is scoring like a machine because he enjoys having everyone’s trust and because of the excellent atmosphere in the locker room, which is helping him a lot. The negative judgments? We never gave them weight, we never listened to them.