Napoli surpasses Spezia and remains in the lead in Italy

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Newspaper La Jornada
Monday, February 6, 2023, p. 5

Milan. Nigerian striker Osimhen looks to guide Napoli to the Serie A title by scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Spezia to stay top of the tournament in Italy, while Inter prevailed against Milan in a classic.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put Napoli ahead with a penalty with 10 seconds left before the break, Osimhen sealed the game with goals at 68 and 73. The Mexican Hirving Lozano started and stayed on the field for 45 minutes.

Now, Luciano Spalletti’s squad has a 13-point advantage as leader against his pursuers Inter, who beat Milan 1-0 with a goal from Argentine Lauta-ro Martínez.

On the other hand, Harry Kane became Tottenham’s all-time top scorer, reaching 267 goals, which make him surpass Jimmy Greaves’ record, after scoring in the 1-0 victory against Manchester City, on matchday 22 of the league of England.

With the defeat, City was left with 45 points and moved away from leaders Arsenal, while Spurs are in fifth place. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest beat Leeds United 1-0.

In the Dutch league, Mexican Santiago Giménez played the entire game in Feyenoord’s 2-2 draw against PSV to stay on top with a two-point lead over AZ Alkmaar.

PSV took an early lead at minute eight through Anwar El Ghazi, but at 65 they lost a man when Amando Obispo was sent off for a foul on Giménez. Thorgan Hazard (68) scored the second goal, but the Iranian Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored a brace (81 and 90+6). The also tricolor Erick Gutiérrez came on as a substitute at 62 to defend the farmers.

In the Greek league, the match between Atromitos and AEK Athens, where the Mexican Orbelín Pineda plays, was suspended because the goals did not measure the same. Thus, Matías Almeyda’s team gave up the lead momentarily.

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