Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen scored his sixth goal of the 2023/2024 Italian Serie A season as Napoli fell 1-3 vs Fiorentina on Sunday, October 8.
The forward has now scored in his last three league games and has six goals in eight matches this season.
With Napoli trailing 0-1 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium In Naples, Victor Osimhen resumed penalty taking duties, dusting himself to convert a spot kick to force a 1-1 halftime score.
Napoli eventually lost 1-3 to Fiorentina to lose further ground in the race to defend their Serie A crown.
talian-born Nigerian right-back Michael Kayode was in action for Fiorentina , a fifth league appearance for the 19-year-old who was taken off with seven minutes left in the game.
Josip Brekalo opened the scoring in the 7th minute before Osimhen leveled the score from the penalty spot.
Giacomo Bonaventura put Fiorentina 2-1 ahead on 63 minutes while Nicolas Gonzalez added the third for the visitors in the 93rd minute.Napoli are 5th on 14 points and are seven points behind leaders AC Milan in the league table.
