Victor Osimhen was the top scorer in Italian Serie A last season with 25 goals in total.
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen recently expressed his views on Italy’s Serie A, calling it a challenging league, Soccernet.ng reported.
The Nigeria international’s opinion on the league reflects Cristiano Ronaldo’s previous assessment of Serie A, which has proven difficult for the current Al Nasr striker.
In 2019, BEIN reported on DAZN that the former Manchester United star revealed how he has adapted to the style of the league, which is difficult for strikers around the world to play in.
“I have adapted to the Italian league, which is a difficult league that presents the biggest challenge for a striker. It is a league with top-class players,” said Ronaldo.
Meanwhile, the Portuguese talisman also conveyed his feelings to Romelu Lukaku when he moved from Man United to Inter Milan in 2019.
Lukaku quoted Ronaldo as saying that Serie A is known for being the toughest defensive league in the world, making it harder for strikers to succeed than in the English Premier League.
“He said this is the toughest defensive league in the world. He said he has scored goals everywhere but this was the most difficult. And Cristiano Ronaldo said it was difficult If you think that, then it must be really difficult. It’s harder than in England. The football there is more intense, but here it’s all about the pattern of play,” Lukaku told Bleacher Report.
Osimhen, who was Serie A’s top scorer last season with 25 goals, recently reiterated the difficulty of the league.
He stressed that people may not fully understand the challenges of Serie A, both from a tactical and physical point of view.
“People don’t realize how difficult it is to play in Serie A. It’s one of the most demanding leagues from a tactical and physical point of view,” says Eurofoot. I quoted Osimhen.
Despite suffering several injuries that temporarily kept him out of the team, the Nigerian star has maintained his excellent form from last season and has finished this season with six goals in eight games for Napoli. I scored a goal.
