Napoli legend, Careca has recently compared Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen to Pele, praising his eye for goal and physical strength.
Osimhen has been one of the most potent goal scorers in the top five European leagues this season, leading the Serie A scoring chart with 17 goals in 18 appearances. His devastating partnership with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, has played a key role in keeping Napoli at the top of the Serie A table, with a healthy 17-point gap from second place.
He could cement a unique legacy in Naples, if he does take the club to the first Scudetto since the Diego Maradona days. And one of Maradona’s former Napoli teammates, Careca, in an interview compared Osimhen to his late countryman Pele.
Careca said: “They Napoli are strong, they play well and they are united. I spoke to Spalletti and he made a wonderful impression on me, a clean and honest man. This goes down to the players. And then there is Osimhen.
“He is very strong and he will become even stronger because he wants to improve and still has a little something to work on. But he is unstoppable and he has an impressive physical superpower.
“In the goal scored against Roma, I saw something similar to Pelé. He dominated the ball, dominated the defender and smashed the goal. In that goal, there is everything, technique, malice and power.”