Osimhen set to make history, battles Leao, Martinez for Serie A player of the season

Victor Osimhen nominated for Serie A player of the year

Osimhen set to make history, battles Leao, Martinez for Serie A player of the season

Akan Anwankwo 20:06 - 31.05.2023

Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the Serie A Player of the Year Award but he will facing stiff competitions from Lautaro Martinez and Rafael Leao.

Victor Osimhen is set to become Africa’s first player to win the coveted Serie A Player of the season award following his exploits in the 2022-23 campaign, cited on Serie A official Twitter page.

However, standing in the way of the Napoli striker is Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez and AC Mian’s Rafael Leao.

The race for Serie A's best player

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Victor Osimhen

The duo from the Milan clubs have also been impressive this season with Leao emerging winner of the award.

Osimhen is clearly leading in the race to scoop the award this campaign scoring 25 goals in the league, the highest this season so far.

The Nigerian striker is closely followed by Argentine World Cup winner Martinez who has 21 goals with just a game left.

Napoli will be playing already relegated Sampdoria in the last game of the season while Inter will travel to Torino.

The Super Eagles forward played 32 times for the Partenopei this season helping them win their first Scudetto in 33 years.

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