Napoli defeats Eintracht Frankfurt 2- 0 in the first leg thanks to Osimhen

Last Updated: March 11, 2023 | India, Delhi

Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between visiting Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt included goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, giving Napoli a comfortable 2-0 victory. Nigeria's Osimhen, who has now scored 10 goals in his past nine games across all competitions, gave his team the lead in the 40th minute by tapping the ball in at the far post. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who atoned for missing his first-half penalty, provided a fantastic backheel pass for captain Di Lorenzo to increase the lead. Luciano Spalletti, the Napoli coach, expressed satisfaction with the team's performance. "The squad played with character from the off, seized charge of the game, and did what we intended to achieve." There was surely room for one more goal that we could have scored.been beneficial to us. While there is still a game to be played, I continue to believe that qualifying is 50/50.The requirement for the greatest humility is necessary since coping with unanticipated circumstances might arise when you are up against a team that believes it has an edge. "The worst adversary is arrogance." Error-prone Frankfurt was no match for the Italians, who also had Hirving Lozano hit the post, and had Randal Kolo Muani sent with a red card in the 58th minute. As Frankfurt's Aurelio Buta attempted to clear the ball, he kicked Osimhen, earning Frankfurt a penalty. Kvaratskhelia of Georgia, who with with Osimhen has scored 32 goals for the lopsided Serie A leaders this season, was unable to defeat Kevin Trapp from the penalty spot.

Osimhen outdid himself only five minutes later when Mexican Lozano, whose darting dashes down the right side caused havoc, sent in another low cross to the far post for the Nigerian to bundle in. Osimhen therefore became the first Napoli player since Arkadiusz Milik in 2018–19 to score 20 goals in all competitions in a single season. A minute later, Osimhen made a nearly identical move to put the ball in the net once more, but his attempt was disallowed due to offside. After another Lozano through pass, Kvaratskhelia, a close-season acquisition, had a wonderful opportunity to extend their advantage in the 57th minute but once again failed to beat Trapp in a one-on-one.A minute later, Frankfurt's fortunes changed when their leading scorer Kolo Muani was sent packing for a careless challenge on Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa. As Kvaratskhelia scooped up the ball in the box and backheeled it for Di Lorenzo to curl a shot into the far bottom corner, Napoli was rewarded for their increased pressure in the 65th minute. The second leg still has to be completed, according to Mario Gotze of Frankfurt. Why shouldn't we score two goals here as well, they did? We are aware that anything is still feasible.

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