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'You can see Osimhen's quality' - Rodgers lauds Napoli striker after brace against Leicester City

The Super Eagle grabbed a brace to help the Serie A side claim a point away in a European assignment

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has lauded Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen who scored a brace in Napoli's 2-2 draw in the Europa League assignment on Thursday.

Harvey Barness assisted Perez Ayoze in the ninth minute to send the home fans at Liberty Stadium to a frenzy. Patson Daka was denied by VAR in the 59th minute. But five minutes later, Barnes scored after Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho found him in the danger zone following a swift counter-attack.