Tag: mertens

  • Victor Osimhen equals Mertens’ Napoli record

    Victor Osimhen equals Mertens’ Napoli record

    Super Eagles striker has become the second Napoli player to score in three straight games in a European competition in the 21st century after Dries Mertens. Osimhen scored Napoli’s second goal in their 3-0 thrashing of Legia Warsaw in a Uefa Europa League game on Thursday. The 22-year-old started the encounter on the bench and…

  • Mertens fires Napoli to Italian Cup final, Inter Milan edged out

    Dries Mertens fired Napoli to the Italian Cup final on Saturday after netting the goal which gave his side a 2-1 aggregate semi-final win over Inter Milan. The goal, his 122nd, also made him the club’s all-time top scorer. Napoli will now face Juventus in Wednesday’s final at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Belgian Mertens, slotted…