Read: Rudi Garcia defends Super Eagles’ Osimhen despite scuffed chances

Victor Osimhen, who left at the end of the victory over Braga, is in charge of Napoli and is supported by coach Rudi Garcia.

Napoli’s luck turned in their favour with a late own goal at the Estádio Municipal de Braga saw them secure a 2-1 win in the UEFA Champions League, Soccernet.ng reports.

Napoli became the only Serie A team to win the UEFA Champions League this week. Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen assisted the opening goal in a great performance, heading the ball back to captain Di Lorenzo.

Osimhen had several chances to score, but Braga goalkeeper Matthäus kept the Nigerian striker empty net since the international break.

Following Napoli’s draw at Genoa last weekend, Rudi Garcia mentioned that he wanted more determination from his team, and despite putting up a much better performance against Braga, his side still struggled for goals, as a late own goal came to their rescue.

As per Napoli Magazine, in Garcia’s post-match presser, He said; “We were good in the first half, we had enough opportunities to score before and a bit of bad luck, between the stunning saves of the opponent’s goalkeeper and the crossbar. In the second half, we started well, then we went into trouble.”

A spirited second-half performance by the home team saw Napoli in second place on the pitch, with Braga equalizing with six minutes remaining.

“We couldn’t double our lead today. In a game like this we should have protected ourselves from the possibility of a draw.” “After 1-1 we had already missed out once. We were lucky.” Garcia added.

The French tactician focused on the positives as the team performed better than in the weekend’s matches. He praised their efforts and acknowledged how difficult it is to win away.

“We scored a lot more goals tonight than in the last two games. It’s never easy to win away games in the Champions League, but we got the three points. Osimhen is in good form and proved it tonight. Kvaratskhelia is performing well but lacks a bit of racing pace.”

Napoli are on the road again this weekend to take on Bologna in Serie A, but their next Champions League game is at home to record champions Real Madrid.