Oluwafikayo Damilola Tomori Super Eagles Eligible and AC Milan defender has brag on his efforts on taming the influence of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen
during the second leg of their UEFA Champions League’s quarter-final clash against local rivals Napoli at the Diego Maradona Stadium
Tomori was saddled with the responsibility of man-marking Victor Osimhen,he came out tops as Milan held Napoli 1-1, which was enough to see the Rossoneri book a place in the semi-finals of the competition following a 1-0 win at the San Siro in the first leg.
Osimhen missed the first leg of the encounter due to injury, with his absence highly felt.
The return of the former Lille forward dominated headlines ahead of the return fixture, with manager Luciano Spalletti admitting his side were banking on the striker’s magic to pull through to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.
But Tomori and his centre-back partner Simon Kjaer had other ideas, and were resolute at the back, putting up a strong performance to cage the Super Eagles striker until the 93rd minute, when his powerful header in stoppage time beat Mike Maignan, in goal for Milan, to raise faint hopes among fans of the Series A title chasers.
While Osimhen got the equaliser late into the game to hand his team some measure of hope, the England defender held tight to see the game through and book a place in the semi-finals.
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