Napoli exercise option to buy striker Simeone
Italian champions Napoli said on Thursday they had taken up the option to buy Argentine forward Giovanni Simeone who was on loan with them from Verona last season. In a statement on their website, Napoli said the 27-year-old had signed a three-year deal with an option of another year. They gave no transfer fee. Napoli […]
Napoli march on with Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia, Juve squeeze past Fiorentina
Napoli continued their march towards a first Serie A title in over three decades with Sunday’s 3-0 win over rock-bottom Cremonese which provisionally moved the runaway league leaders 16 points clear. A 33-year wait for the league crown looks closer to ending with each passing week and once again Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen were […]
‘Unstoppable’ Osimhen hits brace in Napoli’s win over Spezia
By Efosa Taiwo Victor Osimhen continued his red-hot form for Napoli as he scored twice in Napoli’s 3-0 win over Spezia in the Italian Serie A on Sunday. The win extends Napoli’s advantage to a whopping 16 points at the summit of the table. Wing wizard Kvaratskhelia put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot two […]
Osimhen takes tally to 14 in Napoli’s 2-1 win over Roma
Victor Osimhen opened scoring for Napoli, almost bringing the house down in the 17th minute when he brilliantly chested down Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s cross, took another touch with his thigh before lashing in without the ball touching the floor. His 14th league strike of the campaign was one of the goals of the season and was […]
Osimhen scores as Napoli down Sampdoria 2-0
Napoli moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A after Sunday’s 2-0 win at 10-man Sampdoria, who paid tribute to deceased greats Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic. Victor Osimhen poked Napoli ahead in the 19th minute before Eljif Elmas sealed the points with a perfectly-place penalty with eight minutes remaining at a soaking […]
Osimhen’s Napoli suffer first league defeat as Serie A resumes
Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan’s 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders’ advantage at the top of the league to five points. The Bosnia captain’s powerful header from Federico Dimarco’s cross 10 minutes after the break was enough to end Napoli’s […]
