Victor Osimhen speaks about his leadership role in the Napoli squad and is looking forward to the ‘big game’ against Juventus on Friday night. ‘Any player can make the difference.’
The Nigeria international scored his 10th Serie A goal of the season in tonight’s 2-0 win away to Sampdoria, which got them back on track after the defeat to Inter, their first of the campaign in the league.
“I want to say congratulations to the team, we deserved the win,” Osimhen told DAZN.
“It was not a good game against Inter Milan, it’s important we start well here. Sampdoria are a good side, we showed respect, we came here for the win and I am happy to contribute a goal for the team.”
Luciano Spalletti has praised Osimhen in recent weeks not just for being a reliable hitman upfront, but also for his leadership role and the way he is constantly communicating with his teammates on the field.
“I want to say thank you to the coach for believing in me. Someone has to stand up for the team and speak, we cannot always wait for it be captain Di Lorenzo, and the coach also gave us motivation we need. Anyone can stand up and speak for the team.
“Of course I have to motivate my teammates, just as they motivate me, we have to keep speaking to each other and keep going.”
The next clash is another Scudetto showdown on Friday evening against Juventus at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
“Big game, big team, we have a great squad and the most important thing is to win. Any player can make the difference for us. Now we go back, relax and then start training to prepare for the game with Juventus.”
The Bianconeri have suddenly burst back into the Scudetto race after a dismal start to the season, thanks to their remarkable run of eight consecutive victories, all of them keeping clean sheets.
They have managed to close the gap at the top of the table to seven points going into this head-to-head showdown.