José Peseiro, the head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, has emphasised the glaring differences between his two strikers, Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen.
The two international players from Nigeria have been scoring goals for their respective clubs in the Italian Serie A top league at a respectable rate so far this season.
The 62-year-old manager was reported as being in Naples to see his key players in the Napoli and Atalanta encounter as the AFCON qualifications get closer.
Osimhen, who has 19 goals in 21 games for the Parthenopean, has outpaced Lookman with 7 goals on the Serie A top scorer table, which has hampered Lookman’s goal-scoring slump.
José Peseiro claims that despite the dry spell, the former RB Leipzig player is still more technical on the pitch than the Neapolitan attacker.
“Ademola is more technical than Osimhen, more inclined to create the game, and who is now also scoring. He is performing very well this year.” he disclosed to SportItalia.
The former Sporting CB manager is pleased with his development under Gian Piero Gasperini’s guidance and is confident that he will have the same success in the league as his compatriot Osimhen.
“He grew up with Gasperini: now he is always playing, and we are happy with him. high level, he too can aspire to do great things. I would add one thing that applies to both,” he added.
The two players are putting on an outstanding performance, according to Super Eagles boss, who notes that this is due to their team’s sound playing approach.
“It’s no coincidence that they’ve both grown this year. This is because they’re both within a good system of play. Atalanta and Napoli want the ball, they want to play and attack. In these conditions, players get excited like this. Italian football has changed a lot in the last few years,” said the former Venezuela head coach.
During Nigeria’s match against Guinea-Bissau on March 24, Jose Peseiro is expected to name both players to his lineup.
