Osimhen’s Napoli cruise past Cagliari to continue perfect start

Napoli, September 27 (BNA): Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 on Sunday to achieve its sixth consecutive victory in the Italian Serie A and return to the top of the table, while Victor Osimhen continued his hot streak at the front. Target.

Luciano Spalletti’s side are two points ahead of Milan in first place after enjoying a perfect start to the league season, scoring four clean sheets in six matches.

This is the second time in Napoli’s history that they have started the season with six consecutive victories after the 2017-2018 season, when they finished second, Reuters reported.

Osimhen scored the first goal from six meters after 11 minutes, his sixth goal in his last four matches in all competitions.

The Nigerian striker then got a penalty kick in the second half, converted by Lorenzo Insigne, to double the hosts’ lead.

Osimhen was given a standing ovation by Diego Armando Maradona’s stadium fans when he was substituted in the final 13 minutes, and the dominant hosts almost extended their lead when Andre Frank Zambo Anguisa’s long shot fired wide.

Winless Cagliari, who has taken one point from three games since appointing former Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri earlier this month, is 19th with two points.

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