Victor Osimhen scored the a centesimal objective of his skilled profession as Napoli overcame Sassuolo 2-0 to additional strengthen their title push. He turned the primary participant in Napoli historical past to attain in seven straight matches for the reason that Serie A started to file three factors for a win.

Napoli have strolled by means of the Serie A this season and held a 15-point hole over Inter Milan after Matchday 22 of the competitors. The Partenopei paid a go to to Sassuolo seeking to prolong their lead atop the standings.

Georgian wing whiz Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wasted no time as he scored his tenth objective of a memorable debut season for Napoli after solely 14 minutes. The 21-year-old obtained the ball from defender Matheus Olivera earlier than slaloming previous plenty of Sassuolo gamers and slotting his effort into the underside nook for a superb solo objective.

Sassuolo seemed to reply inside a minute however winger Arnaud Lauriente noticed his effort come again off the upright after a powerful effort.

Osimhen struck the upright shortly earlier than the half-hour mark as he raced onto a protracted ball earlier than seeing his effort cannon off the woodwork. There was to be no such mistake within the thirty third minute, nonetheless, because the reigning Participant of the Month scored for the seventh recreation in a row. The in-form striker obtained a protracted ball from Amir Rrahmani along with his again to objective and two defenders between him and objective. Osimhen turned in the direction of the sting of the field earlier than drilling an effort from an acute angle that snuck previous Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli at his close to publish.

Osimhen has now scored 18 Serie A targets to guide the race for the Capocannoniere this season. The 24-year-old has additionally now scored 100 targets in his skilled profession and is the primary participant in Napoli historical past to attain in seven consecutive league matches.