Stephen Dunmoye
Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen has expressed his delight after equaling Edinson Cavani, Gonzalo Higuain’s record as he netted twice in Napoli’s 3-0 win over Spezia in the Italian Serie A on Sunday.
It was the forward’s 16th goal in 17 league appearances for Luciano Spalletti’s side this season.
The two goals also put the Nigeria international on the same status with Luis Vinicio, Edison Cavani and Gonzalo Higuain as the only the Napoli players to have scored 16 goals in their first 21 Serie A games of the season.
Luis Vinicio achieved the feat in 1955-56, Edinson Cavani in 2012-13 and Gonzalo Higuain in 2015-16.
According to Osimhen after the game, “We needed the points to keep the momentum going. I’m happy with the win and of course, to be in the history books of Napoli is a great privilege for me, so I am very happy about this.
“Congratulations to the team, it’s good to contribute two goals,” Osimhen said
“Big respect to Spezia, they gave us a good fight in the first half. We needed these points to keep the momentum going. I’m happy with the win.
“All the victories are important, we need to keep the momentum and try to win all games. It is not going to be easy of course, Serie A is a very competitive league and we have to be on top of our game. We go back, we prepare for the next game, that is the most important thing.”
Osimhen is currently the top scorer in the Serie A, leading 16 goals and three assists in 17 matches.
Napoli currently top the Serie A standings with 56 points from 21 matches.
Napoli will host Cremonese in the Serie A next on Sunday, February 12 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
