Napoli 1-0 Fiorentina: Hosts win in first Serie A game since title win
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Victor Osimhen has scored 28 goals in 35 appearances for Napoli this season
Victor Osimhen missed one penalty but scored another to give Napoli a narrow win over Fiorentina in their first home match since winning the Serie A title.
The Nigeria forward found the net with a 74th-minute penalty after Nicolas Gonzalez fouled Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the penalty area.
Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano had saved an earlier spot-kick by Osimhen in the 48th minute.
Napoli won a first Scudetto in 33 years on Thursday after a draw with Udinese.
And they were given a guard of hour from the Fiorentina players ahead of kick-off at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Osimhen's goal was his 47th in Serie A, which saw the 24-year-old surpass former AC Milan and Liberia striker George Weah as top African scorer in the league's history.
At 64, Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti - who twice won the Coppa Italia with Roma - is the oldest manager to win Serie A
Napoli's previous two titles came in the days of Argentina legend Maradona, after whom their stadium is now named, in 1987 and 1990