Victor Osimhen thanked Juventus for ‘a good fight’ in a 5-1 demolition job at the Stadio Maradona, but insists ‘the road is too long’ for Napoli to talk about the Scudetto now.

The Partenopei laid down a marker for the Scudetto race by hammering rivals Juventus 5-1 in a top of the table showdown at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

This was depicted as attack against defence and the former most definitely came out on top, as the leading scorers demolished a side that had kept eight consecutive clean sheets.

Osimhen bagged a brace, with Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, Amir Rrahmani and Eljif Elmas also on target, while Angel Di Maria got one back just before half-time.

“It was a fantastic night, Forza Napoli always!” he told DAZN in Italian, his first phrase said in the local language.

He returned to English for the rest of the interview and shared the credit all around.

“Congratulations to the team, big respect to Juventus for the fight, we needed this more. I am happy for the result and happy to contribute to the team with two goals and an assist. We want to build on this momentum.”

This was a head-to-head for the Scudetto, but Napoli crushed the second-placed team 5-1, a side that had kept eight consecutive clean sheets until this night. Were they sending a message?

“I always say we have a great squad with quality players and of course we cannot shy away from the quality players Juventus possess. It was a good fight, I am glad we came out on top and we must continue like this.”

Neapolitans are notoriously superstitious and therefore eager to hedge their bets when talking about the Scudetto.

It is something that Nigeria international Osimhen has gathered too.

“The road is too long, we must continue carrying out the coach’s instructions and I think at the end of the season we have a good chance.”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Tickets Kit Collector