Super Eagles’ combative midfielder, Eddy Ogenyi Onazi, banged in a goal as his Lazio side fell 2-4 to star-studded Napoli in a Serie A clash on Sunday.
Gonzalo Higuain’s hat-trick helped Napoli tighten their grip on the last Champions League place in Italy.
The Argentina striker, who signed from Real Madrid last summer, plundered his first treble for the Stadio San Paolo outfit, while Dries Mertens’ wonder goal before half-time made life especially difficult for eighth-placed Lazio.
Edy Reja’s men had opened the scoring through Senad Lulic but lost control of proceedings when Albanian defender, Lorik Cana, saw red shortly after the break.
Onazi did pull one back for the Biancocelesti, who are now five points off Inter Milan and the last European berth on offer in Serie A.
The AFCON 2013 winner managed to provide some hope by converting his own spilled shot in the 82nd minute before Higuain completed his hat-trick with deft finish deep into stoppage time.
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