Super Eagles Star Genk's Best Performer In Loss To Napoli, Italy's Leading Newspapers Reveal

Published: December 11, 2019

Considering the circumstances with Racing Genk losing 4-0 to Napoli in their final game in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening, Paul Onuachu was rated highly by Italy's leading and most influential newspaper Corriere della Sera.

The Italian Serie A side sealed a place in the round of 16 thanks to a first-half hat-trick from Arkadiusz Milik and
Dries Mertens' goal fifteen minutes from time.

Making his second start in the Champions League, Onuachu missed two opportunities to score in the first half as he prodded the ball into the side netting in the 16th minute and blasted his effort over the bar on 42 minutes.

Of the 14 Genk players on parade at Stadio San Paolo, the Nigeria international was awarded the highest mark, 6 out of ten, by Corriere della Sera, followed by Lucumi, Berge and substitute Bongonda who got 5.5 each.

Corriere della Sera's main rival, La Repubblica agreed with the player ratings , handing Onuachu a 6, the joint-best performing player for Genk along with Hrosovsky, Ito and Berge.

In the ratings by Italian sports daily Corriere dello Sport, only Ito (6) scored higher than Onuachu (5.5).

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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