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Super Eagles skipper, Wilfred Ndidi and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru returned to league action in wins for Beşiktaş and Lazio yesterday, while Samuel Chukwueze, Ola Aina and Semi Ajayi experienced mixed results in Italy and England.
In Turkey, Ndidi came on in the 71st minute as Beşiktaş beat Kocaelispor 2–1. The midfielder’s appearance followed an injury concern during international duty with Nigeria. Beşiktaş rose to second place with 15 points from seven matches. Ndidi had made five league appearances, without a goal or assist, before today’s game; this was his sixth.
Dele-Bashiru entered in the 61st minute of Lazio’s 3–1 home victory over Monza, making his second Serie A appearance of the season after a thigh injury had kept him out since August. He has no league goal or assist so far. Lazio moved to second on 16 points from six games, level on points with leaders Inter Milan.
Chukwueze started AC Milan’s 1–1 draw away to Sassuolo and was replaced in the 85th minute. Adrien Rabiot put Milan ahead before Cas Odenthal equalised five minutes later. The Nigerian has featured in all six of Milan’s league matches, recording two assists and no goals. Milan have 12 points from six games.
At Selhurst Park, Aina started for Nottingham Forest in their 3–1 defeat by Crystal Palace. Forest took an early lead through Dan Ndoye, but Palace recovered to win. Aina was booked in the 73rd minute and substituted about 10 minutes later. He has no goal or assist in his league appearances this season. Forest are 14th with five points from six matches.
Ajayi played the full match as Hull City drew 2–2 at home to Everton. Joe Gelhardt opened the scoring for Hull, while Mohamed Belloumi struck their equaliser after Everton had taken the lead. Ajayi has appeared in all six league games, scoring once with no assists. Hull have nine points from six matches and are eighth on the log.
In France, Tochukwu Nnadi came on in the 73rd minute as Marseille won 2–0 at Troyes. The midfielder has no recorded league goal or assist. Marseille’s victory took them to six points from six games and 13th place. reliably from the available player records.
Sadiq Umar was unavailable for Valencia’s away fixture against Racing Santander. Before that game, he had made three La Liga appearances.(The Nation)
