REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A TIM match between US Sassuolo and SSC Napoli at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on February 28, 2024 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A TIM match between US Sassuolo and SSC Napoli at Mapei Stadium - Citta' del Tricolore on February 28, 2024 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

La Gazzetta dello Sport notes that Victor Osimhen is more than the ‘solution to Napoli’s problems’ after the Nigerian striker’s hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Sassuolo.

The pink paper analysed Napoli’s convincing victory over the Neroverdi on Wednesday in a rescheduled fixture from Week 21.

It was inspired by a stunning Osimhen hat trick. The 25-year-old has netted five times in three matches since returning from AFCON.

‘He is the solution to Napoli’s problems, but not only,’ wrote journalist Pierfrancesco Archetti. ‘He made errors sometimes but continued to create chances. He even played a long ball for Kvara, who then scored the 5-1.’

Osimhen was rated 8/10 by Gazzetta and Il Corriere dello Sport and 9 by Tuttosport.

Corriere dello Sport called the Nigeria international ‘unstoppable’ and a ‘hurricane’ that overwhelmed Ruan Tressoldi and Gian Marco Ferrari.

Napoli hadn’t scored at least six goals in a game since October 2022, when they secured an away 6-1 win at Ajax in the Champions League group phase.

The defending Serie A champions sit 9th in the Serie A table, eight points below 4th-placed Bologna.

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ByLorenzo Bettoni

Lorenzo Bettoni is the Editor of Football Italia.

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