Akor Adams Fires Venezia To First Serie A Win Of Season
Iwobi Delivers Fulham’s First EPL Win, Osimhen Goes Scoreless Again
Akor Adams scored in the 49th minute to give Venezia their first win of the 2026/27 Serie A season, defeating former Italian champions Napoli 1-0 at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on Saturday afternoon.
The Nigerian striker’s goal proved decisive, while Kevin De Bruyne missed a penalty for the visitors. It was Adams’ second goal in the Italian top flight since joining Venezia from LaLiga side Sevilla in July.
In Spain, Ademola Lookman was introduced as a substitute for Julian Alvarez as Atletico Madrid edged hosts Espanyol 1-0 at the RCDE Stadium to move second on the table, four points ahead of Real Madrid, who have a game in hand.
It was the first time Lookman started a match on the bench, and the Nigerian has now extended his search for his second LaLiga goal of the season, nearly two months after scoring his first in Atletico’s 3-1 win at Sevilla.
In Turkey, Victor Osimhen played the full 90 minutes and received a yellow card in the 90th minute as Galatasaray secured a 1-0 away victory over Genclerbirligi. The Nigerian striker has now gone two consecutive Super Lig matches without scoring since returning from injury, having scored six goals in four matches before his layoff.
Also in Turkey, Gift Orban failed to move clear in the Super Lig top-scorer race after drawing a blank in Amed Sportif’s 1-0 victory over Konyaspor at Diyarbakir Stadium. Orban started the match but was substituted in the 72nd minute, leaving him level on seven goals with Trabzonspor’s Mohamed Salah in the race for the Golden Boot.
In England, Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal as Fulham secured their first Premier League victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Hull City at Craven Cottage.
Meanwhile, Bright Osayi-Samuel made his 11th start in 11 Championship games as Birmingham City defeated Queens Park Rangers 3-0 at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium.
Nigeria international Ryan Alebiosu, however, could not help Blackburn Rovers defend a two-goal lead as they suffered a 3-2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
Alebiosu, who represented Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations, played the entire 90 minutes, while Nigeria-eligible Oladapo Afolayan was substituted in the 60th minute.at the Africa Cup of Nations, played the entire match, while Nigeria-eligible Oladapo Afolayan was substituted in the 60th minute.
