Osimhen scores as Napoli go 12 points clear in Serie A race

Mueez Ajao

– Goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Victor Osimhen handed Napoli a 2-0 win over Salernitana on Saturday as they took another step closer to ending their 33 year-wait to win the Serie A title.

– Napoli controlled much of the game and were never really threatened by Salernitana’s passive showing.

– Osimhen thought he had given Napoli the lead in the 35th minute but his celebrations were cut short after he was ruled to have been offside by VAR.

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– Napoli eventually went ahead during the first-half stoppage time when a cross from inside the box fell to Di Lorenzo, who fired the ball in.

– An unmarked Osimhen doubled the lead in the 48th minute when he tipped in a rebound from Eljif Elmas’ shot off the post.

– Napoli top the standings with 50 points from 19 games, 12 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan, who play Lazio on Tuesday. Salernitana, in 16th, have 18 points.