Eagles Euro Review: Osimhen takes Gala tally to 12, Lookman nets again as Arokodare makes it 11 goals in 19 games

Victory Osimhen netted his third brace for Galatasaray in the Super Lig and four overall when he scored twice in his club’s 5-1 win away at Kayserispor on Sunday to take his goals tally for the season to 12 across all competitions with nine coming in 11 appearances in the Turkish topflight.

The Nigerian scored as early as the fourth minute to send Galatasaray on the path of a comprehensive win. He added his second and the club’s fourth 71st minute before Barış Alper Yılmaz added the fifth to secure all three points for the Yellow and Red who maintain their position at the top of the log with 44 points, eight clear of Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in second from 16 games.

At the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Ademola Lookman scored for the ninth time in 13 Serie A appearances to help his side, Atalanta to a 3-2 defeat of visiting Empoli to maintain their grip on the log with 40 points from 17 games, two more than second placed Napoli who won 2-1 at Genoa on Saturday and six more than Inter Milan who have played two games less.

The Nigerian netted Atalanta’s second goal in first half added time (45+1) to put La Dea’s ahead for the first time after Charles De Ketelaere restored parity on 34 minutes after Lorenzo Colombo had given the visitors the lead on 22 minutes.

At the Cegeka Arena in Genk, Festac Town, Lagos born Tolu Arokodare struck once and bagged an assist to help his side, KRC Genk beat visiting Anderlecht and in the process extend their lead at the top of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League to three points ahead of Raphael Onyedika’s Club Brugge.

Arokodare scored 29 minutes to put KRC Genk ahead before he provided the assist for Konstantinos Karetsas in the 72nd minute for the 2-0 win.

The 24 year old has now scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 19 games in the competition, his highest return in a season.

Meanwhile, Onyedika was not listed when his club, Club Brugge played a 2-2 draw at the Stade Joseph Marien against their host, Union St.Gilloise.

In England, precisely at the Craven Cottage, Alex Iwobi made his 210th start in his 270th appearance but could neither score to set a new personal season’s scoring record nor extend his ‘Nigerian’ assists record to 33 as Fulham failed to break Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu’s Southampton.

The game ended goalless with Iwobi’s compatriot at the club, Calvin Bassey returning to action after serving a one match ban while Aribo was subbed on for the seventh time in 16 appearances with his compatriot also subbed on 90 minutes.