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Osimhen scores sixth Serie A goal as Napoli push for Champions League spot

Victor Osimhen scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season in Napoli's 5-2 hammering of Lazio on Thursday night.

After he failed to find the back of the net in a 1-1 draw with Inter Milan on Sunday, the Super Eagles forward came off the bench to seal his team's big victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Lorenzo Insigne's double and goals from Mattaeo Politano and Dries Mertens powered Gennaro Gattuso's men to a comfortable 4-0 lead but second-half efforts from Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic were not enough to inspire Lazio's comeback.

Osimhen replaced Mertens in the 72nd minute and eight minutes later, he benefitted from a Hirving Lozano's assist before blasting home Napoli's fifth goal of the night which sealed all three points.