SSC Napoli of Italy summer signing, Victor Osimhen continued his majestic start to life with the Italian Serie A club as he romped home another treble of goals in their latest pre-season game, megasportsaeena.com reports.
The Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup gold medalist and highest goals scorer showed another semblance of what he is capable of doing during the season proper, as he struck his second hat-trick within one week.
Just as it had been last Friday, the Naples-based club’s record signing fired three goals past Serie C outfit, Teramo in another friendly to put the players in shape and help the squad blend ahead of their opening league game away to AC Parma in a fortnight.
Osimhen, who fired home his first hat-trick in Italy against fourth-tier side, L’Aquila in his debut for Diego Maradona’s former club, hit target in the fourth, 61st and 65th minutes before he was replaced after 75 minutes of action.
The Nigerian youngster set the sparse gathering of fans alight at Stadio Teofilo Patini when he finished brilliantly after been played in by Amin Younes in the 61st minute and there was still enough time for the 21-year-old to bag a treble four minutes later before making way for former Tottenham Hotspur of England attacker, Fernando Llorente.
Having now enacted six goals and two assists in just two matches with Napoli, Osimhen will be expected to continue his surge under completive settings when Gennaro Gattuso’s side go out for their first game of the new Serie A season at Stadio Ennio Tardini on September 20th.