The Nigerian striker was unlucky to leave Portugal scoreless but will be happy with his team’s three points
Victor Osimhen has been named the winner of the Man of the Match award for his excellent performance in Napoli’s narrow 1-2 win in Braga on Wednesday night, Soccernet.ng reports. .
Napoli opened their 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League campaign with a hard-fought victory over Portugal’s Braga.
The Italian Serie A champions grabbed all three points thanks to a late own goal from Xikou Niakate, as Braga’s Bruma had canceled out Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s opener for Napoli.
However, many of the best highlights of the match revolved around Osimhen.
🎖️ Victor Osimhen ha sido elegido MVP del Braga 1-2 Napoli. pic.twitter.com/aCtNMwtRqu
— Fútbol Italiano 🇮🇹 (@FT_Italiano) September 20, 2023
The Super Eagles striker almost broke the deadlock with a superb header in the 10th minute, but goalkeeper Mateus Magalhães made a brilliant save.
Midway through the first half, Osimhen showed pure class as he made a deft turn to fire a shot from the edge of the box, but his powerful shot hit the crossbar.
The former Lille player immediately awarded Napoli a penalty, but the referee later overturned the decision after consulting with VAR.
Osimhen competed for a header and dropped the ball to captain Di Lorenzo, who fired home with his left foot to give Napoli the lead.
And after the match, the Nigerian striker was named the match’s man of the match despite not being on the top scorers list.
Recall that Osimhen scored 26 goals in the last competition, helping Napoli win their first Scudetto title in 33 years, and was named Serie A’s top scorer.
