Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen grabbed his tenth Serie A goal of the season as Napoli clinched the winner against Sampdoria at Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Italy on Sunday evening.
The gangling Nigerian striker netted the first goal for table-topping Napoli in the 19th minute and a penalty by Elmas doubled the scoreline in the 82nd minute.
Luciano Spalletti’s side bounced back from their defeat at Inter Milan on Wednesday and dampened an emotional evening for Sampdoria whose fans said goodbye to two of their most popular former players.
Sampdoria not only suffered a defeat but had to play with one man down early in the game as Rincon bagged a penalty 38 minutes into the match.
Osimhen had one goal and five shots in the 90 minutes of game time.
Napoli lead the Serie A table after amassing 44 points from 17 games while the defeat condemned Sampdoria to the relegation waters.
Napoli are hoping to win the scudetto for the first time since 1990.