Galatasaray achieved a famous home win over Juventus in the UEFA Champions League and one of the main reasons for this was that the Italians were simply scared of Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen’s pressing got Galatasaray three goals in a 5-2 home win over Serie A giants.
Victor Osimhen vs Juventus:
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The Science of Pressing.
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The legendary Alessandro Del Piero was clear that Osimhen was behind this commanding victory.
He said besides Osimhen’s physicality, the Juventus defence was psychologically afraid of the former Napoli striker.
“Juve are struggling to find players today,” Del Piero told Il Bianconero
“Beyond Osimhen, who’s been better than (Jonathan) David, or Icardi, who’s better than Openda, beyond these beliefs, there’s the result on the pitch.
“Osimhen scares you, his presence scares you, he’s ruthless in front of goal, he has quality.”
Ironically, Osimhen has revealed he was close to joining Juventus last summer before he eventually signed for Galatasaray.
