(ANSA) – ROME, OCT 24 – Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti hailed Victor Osimhen after the Nigeria forward’s remarkable late strike from a tight angle gave his side a 1-0 win at AS Roma on Sunday, extending their winning run to 11 games in all. competitions and stretching their lead at the top of Serie A to three points.
“Victor can change the game in an instant,” Spalletti said of the 23-year-old.
“We know his characteristics and abilities.
“We understand what he can give the team and the great qualities he possesses.
“When he learns to control his impulses, he’ll be the full package.
“We need his physicality too because he helps us a lot in the air, including in defense.
“We are feeding into him better than last season and he is responding with great progress and amazing goals like today.” Napoli have 29 points from 11 games, three more than champions AC Milan, who beat the promoted Monza side of their former chairman Silvio Berlisconi 4-1 at San Siro on Saturday.
Lazio continued their good form by winning 2-0 at Atalanta to hand the Bergamo side their first league defeat of the season and pull level with them on 24 points.
Roma are two points further back in fifth.
Inter won 4-3 at Fiorentina to pull level on 21 points with sixth-placed Udinese, who lost 2-1 at home to Torino.
Juventus are eighth with 19 points following a 4-0 drubbing of Empoli in Turin. (ANSA).
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