Osimhen’s Napoli Reach 50 Points Half Way Mark of Italian Serie A
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After Victor Osimhen scored his 13th Serie A goal yesterday as Napoli defeated Salernitana 2-0 to go 12 points clear of second-placed AC Milan, Manager of the Naples-based team, Luciano Spalletti, insisted his wards cannot hit 50 points half way RI WKH ,WDOLDQ WRSÁLJKW DQG QRW win the Scudetto.
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Napoli to a routine 2-0 victory over the strugglers on Saturday, moving them 12 points clear of second-placed Milan ahead of the Rossoneri’s trip to Lazio on Tuesday.
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No team has ever failed to win Serie A after reaching a half-century of points at this stage of a campaign, and head coach Spalletti knows Napoli have an incredible opportunity WR FODLP WKHLU ÀUVW OHDJXH WLWOH since 1990.
“We know that we have an unprecedented opportunity,” Spalletti told DAZN after the win. “We must not squander the possibilities we have. We must remain humble and do things professionally.”
Napoli had to remain patient beforemakingthebreakthrough inSalerno,recordingtheirlowest VKRWWDOO\LQWKHÀUVWKDOIRID6HULH A match (two) since February 2021 (one v Atalanta).
The Partenopei were good value for their victory after Di Lorenzo hammered home on the stroke of half-time, however, leading Spalletti to praise the way they improved as the game went on.
“These matches can be conditioned by us having too much responsibility,” he said.
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