Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has lauded Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen who scored a brace in Napoli’s 2-2 draw in the Europa League assignment on Thursday.
Harvey Barness assisted Perez Ayoze in the ninth minute to send the home fans at Liberty Stadium to a frenzy. Patson Daka was denied by VAR in the 59th minute. But five minutes later, Barnes scored after Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho found him in the danger zone following a swift counter-attack.
Super Eagle Osimhen pulled one back in the 69th minute for the Serie A heavyweights after converting a Fabian Ruiz pass, before completing his brace with three minutes to go. Matteo Politano was the provider.
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“We had some [Leicester] players getting their first 90 minutes of the season as well, and then obviously, their big striker [Osimhen], who is £70-odd-million, so you can see his quality, and he gets his two goals,” Rodgers told the club’s official portal .
The tactician was also impressed by Zambia international Patson Daka who was impressive as well as Boubakary Soumare.
“I thought [Soumare] was excellent in the game. He had a little spell at the beginning of the second half,” Rodgers continued.
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