Victor Osimhen, a striker for Napoli and the Super Eagles, has been named Serie A’s Player of the Month for September after an outstanding start to the 2021-22 season.
Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella, AC Milan’s Brahim Diaz, and Fiorentina’s Giacomo Bonaventura were all beaten to the title by the Italian Footballers’ Association.
In September, Osimhen scored seven goals in six games for Luciano Spalletti’s team in all competitions.
After missing the target in Napoli’s 2-1 win over Juventus on September 11, the former Lille striker netted at least one goal in each of the three league matches that followed.
Osimhen’s brilliance in front of goal powered Napoli to the top of the Serie A table and they are yet to drop a point with 21 points from seven games.
“Sent to the vote by the editorial team of the Last Man, together with other decisive players in the good start of their teams (Barella, Brahim Diaz and Bonaventura), Osimhen won with more than half of the total votes,” read a statement on the AIC website.
“If what the fans, all the fans, want is for their centre forward to be a moving train, well no one in Serie A comes closer than him to embody this ideal.
