Victor Osimhen of Nigeria scored his ninth league goal of the year on Saturday, November 12, 2022 to help Napoli defeat Udinese 3-2.
After Osimhen, Piotr Zielinski, and Eljif Elmas handed Luciano Spalletti‘s team a three-goal lead just before the hour, they were cruising to the three points.
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But in the closing eight minutes, two rapid goals from Ilija Nestorovski and Lazar Samardzic had the 50,000 spectators at the Stadio Maradona gnashing their nails.
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Napoli hung on and increased their lead over AC Milan and Lazio, who also play on Sunday, at the top of the table.
Udinese, who have lost seven straight games, are sixth.
