Victor Osimhen has received congratulations from former Italy striker Mario Balotelli after Napoli won the Serie A championship on Thursday night for the first time since 1990.

The winning goal was scored by Osimhen, giving Napoli its third Scudetto in franchise history.

The 2010 Inter Milan treble winner Balotelli joined the Super Eagles striker on his Instagram page to celebrate.

“Trust me, you did something incredible. You still don’t know what you did, trust me,” Balotelli told Osimhen.

“Now you’ve won, you will realize in years, not tomorrow, next year but in ten years you’ll understand what you did. It’s unbelievable, seriously.”

Osimhen replied: “It’s so amazing, especially for the fans. I remember when I came here a lot of people sent me messages. I don’t know how to celebrate.”

Balotelli then told him: “ Don’t care how you feel, you are a champion, it’s okay.”

In addition to scoring the goal that gave the Partonopei the championship, Osimhen now holds the record for the most goals scored by an African in a single Serie A season with 22 goals.