NAPLES, Italy: Napoli forward Victor Osimhen struck either side of the break to steer the Italians to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday (Mar 15) and into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time. The 24-year-old Nigeria international, who also scored in their 2-0
NAPLES, Italy: Napoli forward Victor Osimhen struck either side of the break to steer the Italians to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday and into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.
Osimhen bagged his 23rd goal in 28 matches in all competitions this season with a tap-in after a quick four-pass Napoli combination in the 53rd minute before Piotr Zielinski converted a penalty to secure a 5-0 aggregate win. Italian authorities had banned German fans from attending the game amid concerns about possible violence, but some Eintracht supporters made the trip to Italy anyway.Khvicha Kvaratskhelia went close with a mazy run into the box in the 19th minute and the Georgian was denied again in the 43rd with keeper Kevin Trapp kicking the winger's close-range shot wide.
That meant Europa League champions Frankfurt needed three goals, but they struggled against a well-drilled Napoli defence, with their two top strikers strikers - suspended Randal Kolo Muani and injured Jesper Lindstrom - missing.
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