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Inter's incredible captain scored four goals from the bench against Salernitana to create Serie A history and surpass Osimhen's current goal tally
Inter’s Lautaro Martinez has broken a Serie A record to create a wide gap between himself and Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen in the race for the 2023/24 Italian Golden Boot.
Martinez scorches Salernitana with goal glut
Martinez came off the bench to score four times as Inter hammered Salernitana 4-0 in the final Serie A game on Saturday, as they reclaimed the top spot in the Serie A table after a momentary lapse that ended their perfect start to the new season.
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08:00 - 15.09.2023
Lautaro Martinez: Are we sleeping on the Inter Milan captain’s brilliance?
The Inter superstar is forging an exciting partnership with Marcus Thuram, just as he dovetailed with Romelu Lukaku and Edin Dzeko. Could this be the year Lautaro claims his first Capocannoniere, dethroning Victor Osimhen?
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07:29 - 31.08.2023
Lautaro Martinez is not on same level as Osimhen — Ex-Inter defender
Inter Milan legend Beppe Bergomi has offered high praise to Victor Osimhen and declared him the best in Serie A.
The Argentine World Cup winner came on in the 55th minute against Salernitana, with the match tied at 0-0, and gave a performance of epic proportions, scoring in the 62nd, 77th, 85th, and 89th minutes.
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With his quartet of goals, Martinez became the first player in the three points for a win era to score four goals as a substitute in the Serie A.
Martinez goes clear of Osimhen in Golden Boot race
Martinez reached a milestone that had not been achieved by any player on record in the Serie A since 1993 and also leapt into a significant lead at the top of the league’s goalscorer’s chart for this campaign.
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15:57 - 30.09.2023
You cannot stop him- Osimhen comes off bench to give Napoli the win over Lecce‘
Victor Osimhen continues to silence his critics and distractors after coming off the bench to fire Napoli to a win over Lecce.
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16:11 - 02.06.2023
Victor Osimhen beats Lautaro Martinez to Serie A Best Striker of the Year award
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has been named the best striker in the 2022/23 Serie A season
The Inter forward’s heroics have now seen him score a total of nine goals in seven games in the 2023/24 season, four more than the league’s second most prolific player, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen.
Martinez and Osimhen were locked in a spirited battle for the Serie A Golden Boot last season, which the Nigerian won, but the Napoli man will now have to work extra hard to meet up with Martinez’ current season form.
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We will show you 'vawulence' - Nigerians attack Italian reporter for dragging Osimhen
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08:26 - 28.09.2023
We never wanted to hurt Osimhen — Napoli boss Rudi Garcia
Napoli boss Rudi Garcia has defended the club over the recent TikTok video mocking Victor Osimhen.
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21:54 - 27.09.2023
Victor Osimhen silences his critics with superb goal as Napoli demolish Udinese
Osimhen halts his four-game goal drought by scoring in Napoli's thrashing of Udinese.
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