LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Napoli’s hitman, Victor Osimhen, has now outscored Liberian icon George Weah (who had 46 goals) by scoring his 47th Serie A goal in the club’s 1-0 victory against Florentina.
Last week, the 24 year-old Nigerian player scored the equalizer to give his team their first Scudetto since 1990.
The Super Eagle is eager to become the first African to win the highest-scorer award in Italy and with his strike on Sunday, he now has 23 league goals this year, currently leading Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez by four goals. He has four games to accomplish that.
“I think the curse is about to be broken, we still have four games to go and I want to get as many goals as possible while winning the games,” he told DAZN after Sunday’s victory.
Naples has been in a celebratory mood since Thursday’s match against Udinese, and on Sunday afternoon, on a brilliant sunny day in southern Italy, fans set off fireworks and flares in the congested streets surrounding the Diego Maradona stadium.
People from all over the world, dressed in blue, flocked the city’s packed clubs and restaurants, which did a roaring business.
Supporters chanted “we are the champions” loudly before Sunday’s game and displayed the Italian flag bearing the number three in recognition of their victories.