Napoli's Victor Osimhen (L) vies with Eintracht Frankfurt's Evan N'Dicka during their UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg in Naples, Italy on March 15, 2023. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Napoli reached their first UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, as three Serie A teams made it to the competition's last eight for the first time since 2005-06.
ROME, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Napoli reached their first UEFA Champions League quarterfinals as they dominated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the last-16 second leg on Wednesday, eliminating the German side 5-0 on aggregate.
The Partenopei had one foot in the quarterfinals after winning the first leg in Germany thanks to strikes from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
The Azzurri showed no mercy at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as they were firmly in charge and went ahead before the break when Matteo Politano floated a cross from the right and Osimhen jumped high to steer in a header.
Osimhen doubled the lead minutes after the break, when Di Lorenzo rolled a cross for the Nigerian to slide home.
The home side put the game to bed 10 minutes later when Piotr Zielinski was tripped down in the box for a penalty, which the Pole converted himself.
Napoli join Inter and AC Milan in the Champions League last eight, representing the first time since 2005-06 that three Serie A sides have reached the quarterfinals. ■
