Osimhen nets brace in Galatasaray win

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Galatasaray forward, Victor Osimhen, made headlines again in Turkey, scoring twice in his team’s 3-2 victory over Samsunspor.

With Mauro Icardi absent, Osimhen stepped up to lead the Red and Yellow to victory.

He opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, and after Olivia equalized in the 50th minute, Osimhen restored Galatasaray’s lead in the 55th minute. Michy Batshuayi then extended the lead to 3-1.

Osimhen was substituted in the 82nd minute, shortly before Aitt Benn scored for Samsunspor, ending the game at 3-2.

Osimhen now boasts 8 goals and 4 assists in 9 matches for Galatasaray this season.