Nigeria striker Osimhen had made brief alternative appearances on account that fracturing bones in his face in a sickening head clash at Inter, and rewarded instruct Luciano Spalletti's selection to pick out him by jumping to head Napoli ahead just earlier than the hour mark on the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.
Andrea Petagna sealed the points inside the a hundredth minute of a in shape prolonged due a conflict of heads between the referee and Venezia's Tyronne Ebuehi, in addition to that same player's late red card for a dreadful foul on Dries Mertens.
"I prepared well for this sport, had an excellent week and changed into equipped to kick on from the primary minute," Osimhen informed DAZN.
"And of course initially a goal, I'm virtually happy about this overall performance from the whole squad."
Wearing a unique face masks he defined as a "proper search for me", Osimhen's sixth Serie A aim of the season - his first due to the fact that mid-October - fired Napoli right lower back into a 3-way league title tussle.
Napoli are 2d, degree on 52 points with AC Milan who broke open the race for the Scudetto as Olivier Giroud's derby double saw off Inter on Saturday.
Like Milan, Napoli have played a sport more than Inter but they host the champions next weekend before touring to Barcelona for the primary leg in their Europa League play-off with the Catalan giants.
"We have quite a few targets this season and the Scudetto is certainly one of them, so little by little and with willpower I suppose we're going to get there," brought Osimhen.
Osimhen ought to have had another as he struck the submit inside the first half of however Napoli needed to conflict their way past Venezia, who're within the relegation region following defeat and Cagliari's 2-1 win at 10-guy Atalanta in advance on Sunday.
