the rivals (of the goal) of Osimhen- Corriere.it

In the summer, when Napoli fans contested Aurelio De Laurentiis’ choices, Victor Osimhen risked moving to Old Trafford, the temple of Manchester United, in an operation that would have brought Cristiano Ronaldo’s withered talent to Maradona. Fortunately or for foresight, the reckless operation, only whispered and perhaps sketched, did not go through. And today Spalletti runs fast towards his first Italian championship, the third for the Azzurri, precisely in the sign of the formidable Nigerian, top scorer not by chance with 16 goals and 4 assists in 17 gamesgiven that 4 missed them due to injury, also fourth in the classification of the Golden Boot led by Haaland, the best of all.

The modern striker

Osimhen is the center of gravity of the new Naples paradise. Kim’s strength, Lobotka’s direction, Kvara’s intoxicating dribbling. And the goals of Victor, who first relied entirely on physique and instinct and has now become a modern and lethal centre-forward. De Laurentiis has just said that he will not give in to temptation in the summer, but it won’t be easy if his protégé becomes the king of bomber jackets. The numbers reward him. A hat-trick, two braces, the new penalty area killer scores from 5 consecutive games in which he signed 7 goals and one assist. It is difficult to think of reaching him with a Napoli like this, which has the best attack in the championship at an average of (almost) two and a half per game.

Behind is Lautaro

They don’t give up behind. If Inter, second, is the first rival of the leaders, Lautaro is the most credible antagonist of Osimhen. Toro took the Nerazzurri on their shoulders: 12 goals in all, 7 in 2023, 5 of which in the league. Victor has more strength, Lautaro more talented. And he often goes beyond the box, in the sense that he invents goals out of nowhere. His enemy is continuity. Sometimes he falls into hibernation. The hope of the Inter fans that Qatar has given the Argentine a shred of awareness. Only in this way can he pursue Osimhen. With Conte he sailed in the shadow of Lukewith Inzaghi is becoming the point of reference for Inter.

Lookman e Vlahovic

Ademola Lookman has scored as much as Lautaro and after a natural period of adaptation he has begun to do so with impressive regularity: 11 in his last 13 Serie A games. an authoritative candidate for the top scorer. Keep an eye out for Dusan Vlahovic, reborn with Salerno’s brace after dark months due to sneaky pubalgia. He scored 8 goals, half as many as Osimhen, in just 12 games, but we mustn’t forget that last year at Fiorentina, before moving to Juventus, he had scored 17 in the first leg alone. The unleashed Serbian wants to score for the Viola for the first time and not stop the run-up.

The return of Immobile

Also Cyrus Immobile, top scorer four times, three with Lazio and once with Turin, does not give up despite being seriously late. Penalized by injuries, Ciro scored just 7 times, but now that he’s got his last physical woe behind him, he’s looking for revenge: in the first 10 days he had scored 6 goals and 3 assists. It’s about picking up the pace. The challenge launched, less than a round to reach the verdict: hunt for the last goal.