Two Nigerian strikers were in action, but one emerged tops on the night
Nigerian striker David Okereke provided an assist for Cremonese in their penalty shootout victory over Osimhen’s Napoli in the Copa Italia.
Napoli were massive favourites to claim the win against Cremonese when they welcomed them to the Stadio Diego Amando Maradona.
However, Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti opted to tinker with his squad. He rested majority of his best legs for the tie, and talisman Victor Osimhen was left on the bench.
Meanwhile, Okereke started for Cremonese in Davide Ballardini’s first…
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