Super Eagles striker Simy equals record in Crotone's loss to Bologna

Published: March 20, 2021

Nigeria's top scorer in a single-season in the Serie A, Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo equaled a record on Saturday afternoon but could not prevent Crotone from losing 3-2 to Bologna in a Serie A clash at the Stadio Ezio Scida.

Making his 21st start of the season, Simy doubled the advantage when he converted a spot kick in the 40th minute.

In doing so, he took his tally in the league to 13 goals, equaling the record for the most number of goals scored by a Crotone player in a single-season in the Serie A which was first set by Diego Falcinelli in 2016-2017, according to OPTA.

Crotone crumbled in the second half and conceded three goals; Soumaoro, Schouten and Olsen the scorers for Bologna.

Eight days ago, Simy entered the history books as the Nigerian player with the most goals in a single-season in the Italian Serie A after bagging a brace against Lazio.

Prior to today's fixture against Bologna, the lanky attacker had scored five goals from the spot in matches against Lazio, Torino, Sampdoria, Juventus and Sassuolo.

Should Crotone go down as expected, their number 25 certainly will not be lacking suitors after putting himself in the shop window.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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