Serie A: Osimhen scores magnificent header in Napoli’s victory at Monza

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Victor Osimhen found his scoring touch again after his brilliant goal against Monza in the Serie A on Sunday.

The Super Eagles forward was a force to reckon with throughout the entirety of the match. Osimhen’s energetic display propelled the Naples club to a much-needed win over Monza in the six-goal thriller.

Recall that after notching just one goal during the AFCON 2023 earlier this year, the lanky striker scored in back-to-back games on his return to club action.

However, injury kept him out of play as he couldn’t represent Nigeria during the last international break. He missed the games against Ghana and Mali which the Super Eagles won and lost respectively.

The reigning Serie A champions beat Monza 4-2 in a morale-boosting win.

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Monza took the lead as early as the 9th minute through Bosnian forward Milan Đurić. However, Osimhen levelled the scores ten minutes into the second half.

Victor Osimhen nets great header against Monza

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa crossed the ball into the box and the Nigerian striker jumped highest to head into the net. After then, Napoli didn’t look back as the next minutes proved to be a flurry of goals.

Two minutes after the leveller, 30-year-old Matteo Politano put Napoli in the lead before Piotr Zienlinski extended it after another four minutes – that’s three goals within six minutes for Napoli.

Andrea Colpani grabbed his eighth league goal of the 2023-24 campaign when he scored a minute after Zienlinski’s goal.

Napoli complete Monza victory

Napoli put the game beyond the hosts one last time through Giacomo Raspadori who scored in the 68th minute to make it 4-2.

Osimhen has now scored 12 league goals in the Italian Serie A this season. The goal against Monza was also his 111th career club goal