Most goals big five European leagues in 2023: Osimhen overtakes Tottenham icon Kane 

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen continued his impressive goalscoring form for Napoli as he scored a brace in their 3-1 win over Frosinone on matchday one of the Italian Serie A.

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Abdou Harroui gave Frosinone the lead with a great strike in the 7th minute before Matteo Politano got the equalizer for Rudi Garcia's side in the 24th minute.

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Osimhen would give Napoli the lead in the 42nd minute when he got himself in a pocket of space before firing a thunderous strike past the goalkeeper.

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The 24-year-old got his second in the 79th minute with a lovely finish from Giovanni Di Lorenzo's pass

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The Nigerian striker has now netted 19 league goals in 2023, the most in the top 5 leagues in Europe overtaking Tottenham Hotspur icon, Harry Kane.

Since the start of the calender year, Kane has tallied eighteen goals comprising 17 in the colours of Tottenham Hotspur and his strike on his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich on Friday. 

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He has also scored in back-to-back opening-day fixtures for the Partenopei having scored in their 5-2 win over Hellas Verona last season.

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​The lanky striker was replaced by Giovanni Simeone in the 81st minute.

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Napoli's next league encounter comes up on August 27 against Sassuolo at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

    
Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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