This confident Napoli, winner of its last eleven matches in all competitions (7 in the league, 4 in the Champions League), is now three points ahead of AC Milan, new runner-up after the defeat of Atalanta Bergamo against Lazio Roma (0-2).
Grouped and aggressive in pure Mourinho style, Roma resisted for a long time thanks to the parades of Rui Patricio.
But she ended up cracking on a through ball.
Chris Smalling was a little short and Osimhen was quick to deceive the giallorosso goalkeeper (80th), making amends after missing the target alone in front of goal ten minutes earlier.
The Nigerian international ran to celebrate under the small colony of Neapolitan supporters, in a Stadio olimpico silenced after having long whistled the Neapolitan technician Luciano Spalletti.
Many Roma fans still haven't forgiven the ex-Roman coach for the way he handled the end of local legend Francesco Totti's career.
With this success, Spalletti confirms that we will have to reckon with his Napoli for the scudetto.
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