Ademola Lookman Dribbles Defender Excellently, Nets Wonder Goal for Atalanta As Video Emerges

Ademola Lookman Dribbles Defender Excellently, Nets Wonder Goal for Atalanta As Video Emerges

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
  • Ademola Lookman scored an excellent goal for Atalanta against Sassuolo on Saturday, 15 October
  • The Nigerian international dribbled a defender perfectly, before brilliantly firing the ball into the net
  • Lookman, who has scored four goals this season for Atalanta, is expected to play for Super Eagles against Costa Rica and Portugal

A video has emerged on social media of Ademola Lookman scoring an excellent goal for Atalanta, during their 2-1 win over Sassuolo in the Italian Serie A.

Lookman scored the goal against the Neroverdi on Saturday, 15 October, and it was the strike that gave his side the win over their visitors.

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Ademola Lookman netted a wonder goal for Atalanta during a Seria A clash against Sassuolo. Photo by Matteo Ciambelli.
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Since moving to Atalanta from Premier League side Leicester City, Lookman has been impressive for the Serie A side, netting four goals in 10 games so far.

When did Ademola Lookman score?

The visitors took the lead in the 41st minute through Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, before Mario Pasalic restored parity for Atalanta in the 45th minute.

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Atalanta players came out stronger in the second half and had played only one minute when Lookman scored the goal, which eventually gave them the win.

The Nigerian got a pass at the edge of the box and immediately dispatched a defender, before firing into the back of the net past the goalkeeper.

Video footage of Lookman's goal

Atalanta's position in Serie A

After 10 games played so far this season in the Italian top flight league, Lookman and his teammates at Atalanta are currently occupying second position on the table with 24 points, two points behind Napoli.

Osimhen runs to greet teammate

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Victor Osimhen was spotted running to greet Super Eagles teammate Ogenyi Onazi, just few minutes after scoring the winner for Napoli against Bologna in the Serie A.

Napoli staged a big comeback on Sunday evening, 16 October, as they defeated visiting Bologna 3-2. Osimhen scored the winner in the second half of the game.

The tie was a challenging one for Osimhen and his teammates. They were made to labour by the visitors, before they got the win which sent them to the top of the table.

Osimhen, who recently recuperated from an injury, netted the winning goal for Napoli against Bologna in the 69th minute.

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