Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen on Sunday extended his scoring streak as his Seria A outfit inflicted a 3-0 defeat on hapless Cremonese.
The Nigerian’s goal was sandwiched in between Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s 21st-minute effort and Eljif Elmas’s 80th-minute goal.
The former Lille of France forward has now scored 17 league goals to top the scorer chart in the Serie A ahead of Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan.
Osimhen who is proving to be the hottest striker in the world has now scored I the last six matches for the Naples side who are gunning for their first league title in more than three decades.
Sunday’s victory was significant to Napoli as they exacted revenge fro Cremonese which bundled them out of the Copa Italia last month. The Blues were beaten at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on penalties after the match had ended 2-2 after extra time.
For his efforts in Italy, Osimhen has been the subject of intense transfer speculation with big European clubs including Manchester United and Chelsea liked with his signature.
