Victor Osimhen is definitely on fire, but Napoli’s performances do not follow his scoring tally. The Neapolitans lost to Fiorentina 3-2 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium and made their Serie A title quest twice as hard as it was this morning.Now, the Southerners have fallen behind two Milan-based teams – AC Milan and Inter – who seem most capable of fighting for the silverware until the very end.Inter make amends for three draws in the last four games by trashing VeronaYou ought to win points at home if you want to win the crown, and Luciano Spalletti’s side is obviously too weak to cope with such pressure.Viola bagged three, and it could have been even more. The first one came around a 30-minute mark via Gonzales. The hosts fought back after the break after Osimhen assisted Mertens, and the Belgium international placed it behind Fiorentina’s keeper to tie the score.Osimhen picked up his player of the month award – First ever Nigerian to win it. He scored against Fiorentina. That’s 5 goals in 3 games. 2 original Napoli jersey up for grabs (Pick at random). Reply with #OsimhenLion & Must RT. pic.twitter.com/fXzG9MVfpp— POOJA… (@PoojaMedia) April 10, 2022 Instead of coming from behind to dismantle Viola in the final part of the match, all the Napoli flaws arose on the surface to hunt them. And two conceded goals in the span of just six minutes – after which the visitors were two up, 3-1 – demonstrated all that in such a brutal way.
Osimhen stepped up again to reduce the gap with a belter with six minutes left on the clock. He received it perfectly on his chest and then volleyed it sensationally to bring back the hope of a miracle. But there was none of it in the sunny Napoles today, as the Serie A trophy made a firm step to the north.SERIE A – ROUND 32SaturdayEmpoli – Spezia 0-0Inter – Verona 2-0 (2-0)/Barella 22, Dzeko 30/Cagliari – Juventus 1-2 (1-1)/Joao Pedro 10 – De Ligt 45+1, Vlahovic 75/SundayGenoa – Lazio 1-4 (0-2)/Patric 68 (og) – Marusic 31, 45, 63, 75/Napoli – Fiorentina 2-3 (1-0)/Mertens 53, Osimhen 84 – Gonzales 29, Icone 66, Cabral 72/Roma – Salernitana 2-1 (0-1)/Perez 81, Smalling 85 – Radovanovic 22/Sassuolo – Atalanta 2-1 (1-0)/Traore 24, 61 – Muriel 90+3/Venezia – Udinese 1-2 (0-1)/Henry 86 – Deulofeu 35 pen, Becao 90+4/Monday21:45: (2.25) Bologna (3.30) Sampdoria (3.60)***odds are subject to change***