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Osimhen: Napoli's Mertens and Insigne credit role of Nigeria star in Parma victory

Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne have credited Victor Osimhen for turning around Napoli’s Serie A season opener which ended in a 2-0 win over Parma on Sunday.

The 21-year-old Nigerian started from the bench and after a cagey first half, came on for Diego Demme on the hour mark and not long after his introduction, the Partenopei took the lead thanks to Mertens.

Osimhen’s presence was evident, registering four key passes, two shots, albeit off-target, making two clearances and completing all five his passes.

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Napoli were all over their opponents and Insigne doubled their lead with 13 minutes left on the clock.