The Derby of the Sun, an Italian league game between the two teams regarded the most popular outside of Northern Italy, was staged on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
The 170th meeting between AS Roma from central Italy and Napoli from southern Italy has concluded at the Stadio Olimpico, with Napoli winning by a goal to zilch.
After a hard-fought three points, Luciano Spalletti’s team has risen to the top of the league standings. They are three points ahead of the defending champions, AC Milan.
The Nigerian, who will not be at Qatar 2022, has put in a splendid performance after returning from the injury he picked up in their Champions League game against Liverpool.
This season, Luciano Spalletti’s club has been in a such decent form that they have joined formidable sides such as Real Madrid in Spain and Paris St-Germain in France as the only undefeated teams in Europe’s top five leagues.
Victor Osimhen has scored in his last three competitive games after the injury. In two of those games, he scored after he was introduced into the game in the second half.
The first half was tight and stressful, with Roma looking to outmuscle Napoli at every chance, and ultimately Patricio dragged down Tanguy Ndombele in the first half for a penalty kick, but the referee changed his decision after contacting VAR and watching the action again on the pitchside monitor.
The red-hot 23-year-old Nigerian clinched the victory for Napoli, as he ultimately overcame Smalling, who was enjoying a terrific game before losing what proved to be a climactic duel.
According to the statistics compiled by the insightful editors of www.atspo.com, Napoli have won 11 straight matches in all competitions for the second time in their history since 1929/30, after 11 consecutive successes between April and September 1986 under Ottavio Bianchi.
Jose Mourinho, the coach of AS Roma, could not stay silent on the effort of the Nigerian attacker. He told DAZN after the Derby del Sole, “We have to be more decisive upfront. What lodges into the statistics are the shots on goal? Then I also look at the half opportunities, those that you have to transform into opportunities, as Osimhen did. “
