On loan Roma forward Sadiq Umar had a debut to remember for Dutch side NAC Breda scoring and claiming an assist in their 6-1 thrashing of Heracles in the Dutch Eredivisie.
The Nigerian who joined the team last week from Torino in Italy, where he was on loan during the first stanza of the 2017 / 2018 league opened his goal account for his new side in the 83rd minute following his introduced in the 80th minute.
One minute after coming on for Mitchelle te Vrede,he claimed an assist by setting up Mounir El Allouchi who put his side 5-1 up, before scoring a goal of his two minutes later.
His goal was a fantastic solo effort as he dribbled his way past his markers with ease before slotting the ball past the goalkeeper of Heracles to announce his arrival to the Dutch League.
It’s his first league goal in two years since netting for Roma in their 3-3 draw against Chievo in a Serie a game played on the 6th of January 2016. The 21 year old has battled with injury and fitness issues since finishing as top scorer for Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympic where they won bronze.
Osas Mahawi
