Legendary Italian defender, Giuseppe Bergomi has heaped praise on Nigerian international Victor Osimhen and has warned Inter Milan to raise their defensive line ahead of their a Serie A fixture on Sunday.
The Parthenopeans will resume their chase for the Italian title after the international break when they travel to face the Nerazzurri at San Siro Stadium.
Napoli, led by Luciano Spalletti, go into the match with a 12-match unbeaten run, and sit atop the Serie A table.
“That the whole department can go into crisis due to Osimhen’s revs. They will have to raise the defensive line and there, in those spaces, he can hurt,” Bergomi said as quoted by Stylo24.
“On the other hand, he [Osimhen] just needs a long throw that he leaves and you don’t catch him anymore. I still remember that at the beginning Spalletti told me that he still had to grow, but now I see that he has found sensitivity in playing the ball on the ground.
“Osimhen. It is one that allows you to play with even lower defense, because when you throw it and go. Like Inter did last year with Lukaku.
“Mine was another [form of] football, but Osimhen gave me a good impression, he has speed and physical strength. I must admit that he is the striker who has impressed me the most in this championship.
”It is true that in the matches in which the level has risen a little, the level is more difficult, and I am thinking of the challenges against Juventus and Rome, but on Sunday Inter will miss [Stefan] de Vrij, who commands the line,” he added.
Napoli currently lead the log on 32 points from 12 matches, while Inter are third on 25 points from 12 outings.
