Osimhen Moves Napoli To Top Of Serie A

Napoli returned to the top of Serie A on Sunday after Nigerian international Victor Osimhen scored the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Torino.

AC Milan were on top of the table after battling back from two goals down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 at the San Siro on Saturday.

But Napoli has now returned back to the summit after Osimhen, who had scored for his country in a 2-0 win against the Central African Republic in World Cup qualifying last week, headed the 81st-minute winner.

Napoli have 24 points, two points ahead AC Milan while reigning champions Inter Milan are on 17 points after losing ground following a 3-1 defeat away to Lazio on Saturday.

Napoli started the second half, searching for the opener, but it was Torino that came close. However, they were denied by Ospina on several occasions.

The game appeared to be heading for a stalemate until Osimhen popped up in the 81st minute to score what proved to be the winner.