Mertens Exceeds Diego Maradona’s Record

DBasia.news –  Victory over Red Bull Salzburg is not only important for Napoli to maintain competition in the Champions League. In the match, the club striker nicknamed Il Partenopei, Dries Mertens, also noted important achievements.

Two goals scored by Mertens in that match has made him shift Diego Maradona’s position as the club’s top scorer. While Naples’s top scorer of all time is Marek Hamsik.

Not only scoring, he also succeeded in giving a goal to Lorenzo Insigne. A very important goal and the key to their success in the match.

Mertens has now scored 116 goals for Napoli. The Belgian striker stayed five goals away from Marek Hamsik. Maradona, who successfully presented the league title in the 1986/87 season, scored 115 goals.

The three points obtained from Salzburg has put Carlo Ancelotti’s men at the top of Group E. being one point superior from Liverpool which in another match also managed to record a victory, against Genk.

According to the BBC, Napoli can automatically qualify for the last 16 they were able to secure one more victory in the next match. Their closest agenda in the Champions League is to replace Red Bull Salzburg in San Paolo.