By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Victor Osimhen struck twice as defending champions Napoli defeated Frosinone 2-0 on Saturday night.
Abdou Harroui converted from the penalty spot on seven minutes to hand the Serie A new boys a surprise lead.
Napoli equalised when a couple of attempts were blocked, leading to Matteo Politano’s strike surprising Stefano Turati at the third time of asking.
Osimhen gave Napoli the lead for the first time in the game three minutes before the break .
Giovanni Di Lorenzo robbed Riccardo Marchizza down the right and pulled back for Osimhen’s rocket off the underside of the crossbar from 14 yards.
Napoli added a third 11 minutes from time with Di Lorenzo’s smart first touch, allowing Osimhen to spring the offside trap and beat the goalkeeper one-on-one. READ ALSO:
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Osimhen was replaced by Giovanni Simeone on 81 minutes, PROMPT NEWS reports.
