Napoli and Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen broke a Serie A record in his side’s 2-1 comeback win against Udinese on Saturday.
Osimhen rescued his side scoring his 10th and 11th goal of the season to set the record as the only Nigerian to hit double figures in two different Serie A seasons.
Napoli were trailing by a Gerard Deulofeu goal in the first half and indeed the visitors took their lead into the break.
However, Osimhen inspired the home side with an 11 minutes brace to put his side in front and in control of the game.
The 23-year-old has been a revelation for Napoli following his €75m move from Lille in 2020.
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Osimhen scored 10 league goals in his debut season for the club and has followed it up with another double digit haul this season.
His form will no doubt be a huge boost for Nigeria going into the double-legged World Cup qualifiers playoffs against Ghana at the end of the month.
Osimhen was named in the Super Eagles provisional list to play alongside Odion Ighalo who also scored a hat-trick in the Saudi professional league on Friday.
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