Spezia 0-3 Napoli: Luciano Spalletti’s side carve out a SIXTEEN point lead at the top of Serie A
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Spezia 0-3 Napoli: Victor Osimhen scores twice to keep up his riotous form as Luciano Spalletti’s side build a SIXTEEN point lead at the top of Serie A…with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia also on target for the visitors
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a penalty early in the second half against the hosts
- Victor Osimhen then scored twice in five minutes to put the game out of doubt.
- The Nigerian striker raised his tally to 16 goals in 17 league games this season
Victor Osimhen seems to be sending Napoli to the Serie A title.
Osimhen scored two more goals on Sunday to help Napoli beat Spezia 3-0 and move within 16 points of second-placed Inter Milan, who host an out-of-form AC Milan in the derby later on.
It was the fifth consecutive league game in which Osimhen had scored. The Nigeria striker has scored seven in that span to take his tally to 16 in the league.
Spezia had defended well against Napoli’s stellar attack, but gifted the visitors a penalty less than 10 seconds after the break.
Defender Arkadiusz Reca was trying to keep Matteo Politano at bay, but didn’t anticipate the rebound of the ball would land him at his outstretched arm.
Victor Osimhen’s two goals helped Napoli extend their lead to 16 points at the top of Serie A
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put the visitors 1-0 ahead with a genius penalty early in the second half
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converted the penalty, causing the game to go wide open.
Osimhen had a goal disallowed in the 62nd minute for setting Mattia Caldara back, but he headed the first in the 68th and doubled his tally five minutes later after another assist from Kvaratskhelia.
Spezia remained five points above the relegation zone.
Luciano Spalletti is on course to lead Napoli to their first title since the 1989-90 season