Victor Osimhen broke Jose Mourinho's heart and his troops after he found the winner with 10 minutes left to the final whistle
Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen has been rated above Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski after he helped Napoli beat AS Roma 1-0 in a Serie A fixture on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Super Eagle made the difference at Stadio Olimpico after he held onto Roma defender Chris Smalling before unleashing a powerful rocket past Rui Patricio. The win enabled the Partenopei to remain top of the table with 29 points from 11 matches.
Napoli under Luciano Spalletti remain the only unbeaten side in the 20-team table. Osimhen's handling of the ball before notching the winner has elicited debate on social media with a number of supporters ranking him above Haaland of Manchester City.
Meanwhile, another fan opined Osimhen is better than Real Madrid's Benzema, who was recently crowned the 2022 Ballon d'Or winner.
Osimhen vs Haaland
Victor Osimhen is better than Erling Haaland. - @Mo6Portfolio
Victor Osimhen is the best striker in the world. Better than Lewandowski, Haaland and Benzema. - @OmoKiikan
At this rate I will pick Osimhen ahead of Haaland. - @oladapo_hussein
Osimhen in a proper team will do what Haaland is doing. - @iamdjkinging
Osimhen has this crazy explosive strength, quite similar to that of Haaland. - @6onolo
Victor Osimhen Africa Footballer of the year no Cap. The best striker in the world ahead of Erling Haaland. Argue with your keyboard.😉 - @IamTopsy4real
Victor Osimhen is a world class striker better than Haaland. - @LeoOkosun
Victor Osimhen is an assassin... The only striker that can stand HAALAND. - @jsgandalf
Osimhen the best in Serie A
Victor Osimhen best player in Italian Serie A this season 🔥 - @Hardetayoridris
Victor Osimhen is surely the best striker in Serie A at the moment. - @KaraboMotlhale
Arsenal should bid for Osimhen
Arsenal bid for Victor Osimhen, the guy is too good. - @InaolajiAbiodu4
Arsenal should bid for Victor Osimhen. He's always hungry and powerful. - @InaolajiAbiodu4
Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool need Osimhen. - @ChinonduW
Osimhen bullied Smalling
Osimhen the horse power, you need to see the way he bullied Smalling to score that goal💪. - Okoro Vincent
Bullied the crap out of Chris Smalling, one of Serie A's top CBs. Held him off & simultaneously unleashed this beauty
Osimhen a goal machine but...
Victor Osimhen will be scoring more goals at Napoli if only those players just create more goal scoring chances for him. Napoli players loves to score instead of create the chance to Someone in a better space. - @damiwealthmusic