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The Napoli boss was full of praise for the Super Eagles star, but says he is not the finished article yet.
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti has praised Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen for his performance in the Neapolitans' 5-1 win over Juventus on Friday night.
Osimhen was on target again as Napoli moved ten points clear at the top of the Serie A table. The Nigerian international took his league tally this season to 12 goals in 14 games after scoring a brace and providing an assist in the rout.
It is Osimhen's and Napoli's world
Osimhen put Napoli with a header in the 14th minute before turning provider for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Napoli’s second goal.
Di Maria pulled one back for Juventus but Amir Rrahmani added a third for Napoli following the break before Osimhen scored his second header of the night to put Napoli 4-1 up.
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Eljif Elmas added gloss to the scoreline with a fifth, but it was Osimhen who took the headlines following another devastating performance.
Spalletti praises Osimhen but wants more
Following the match, his coach Spalletti praised the Nigerian for his all-round performance in the game. Spalletti was in awe of Osimhen’s qualities as a striker, saying the Nigerian has huge potential.
"Osimhen is such a great striker. I am stunned by the potential he has and excited to see what he’ll do in future," Spalletti told DAZN as per Reuters.
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"There were these two or three balls down the touchline and he has the pace, the skill, the courage and physicality to deal with those situations.
However, despite his man-of-the-match performance, Spalletti insists Osimhen still needs improvement. The ex-Roma coach says Osimhen needs to know the balls to chase and the ones not to challenge to avoid a similar situation that saw him break his face against Inter Milan last season.
"After all, he smashed his face a couple of times because he goes for every ball. He still has remarkable room for improvement,” Spalletti added.
Osimhen and Napoli return to action on Tuesday when they take on Cremonese in the Coppa Italia.
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