Atalanta
22 Feb
President of Federation of Cameroon Football (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto'o, has rallied behind Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman after the Nigerian was criticised by coach Gian Piero Gasperini over a penalty miss. Belgian side Club Brugge stunned Atalanta 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff tie to dump the Italian side out with a 5-2 aggregate…
21 Feb
Super Eagles and Atlanta striker, Ademola Lookman, is reportedly considering his next move as his time at the Italian Serie A club nears an abrupt end, following a heated fallout with head coach, Gian Piero Gasperini.
19 Feb
The CAF African Footballer of the Year and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, has expressed displeasure after the club's manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, criticised his penalty-taking abilities following the team’s 3-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the Champions League knockout round play-offs. The Nigerian international had put his name on the score sheet and had the…
18 Feb
Ademola Lookman and Sead Kolasinac are back to Atalanta training on the eve of a crucial Champions League match against Club Brugge. This means that the duo will be available for Atalanta today when La Dea meet Club Brugge in the second leg of the Champions League knockout playoff.
19 Jan
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman opened his goal account for the year 2025 with a spectacular goal in Atalanta’s nail-biting 3-2 loss
19 Jan
Romelu Lukaku fired Napoli six points clear at the top of Serie A with the decisive goal in Saturday's thrilling 3-2 win
15 Jan
Atalanta creeped closer to Serie A leaders Napoli on Tuesday after drawing an entertaining match with Juventus 1-1 and moving to within four points of the summit, while AC Milan came from behind to beat Como. Mateo Retegui salvaged a point for Atalanta with a close-range header 12 minutes from time, not long after returning…
11 Jan
Atalanta missed the chance to move provisionally top of Serie A on Saturday after being held to a goalless draw at Udinese which left them two points behind league leaders Napoli. Gian Piero Gasperini's side would have moved above Napoli, who host Verona on Sunday, on goal difference with a win in Udine but were…
4 Jan
Napoli took advantage of their Serie A title rivals competing in the Italian Super Cup by beating Fiorentina 3-0 on Saturday
2 Jan
Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman will be setting his sights on recording another milestone of 100 appearances when Atalanta squares up against Inter in Thursday's night Supercoppa Italiana semi-final clash at Al-Awwal Park in Saudi Arabia. The former RB Leipzig winger is listed on the 21-man list of players that arrived in…
29 Dec
Napoli edged past struggling Venezia 1-0 on Sunday to move level on points with Serie A leaders Atalanta. Romelu Lukaku wasted a chance to put Napoli ahead in the 37th minute from the penalty spot. His effort was saved by visiting goalkeeper Filip Stankovic. Giacomo Raspadori scored the only goal after 70 minutes, slotting home…
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