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Atalanta continued their high-flying start in Serie A as they beat Roma to enter second.
Ademola Lookman struggled, but Atalanta coped without their starman shining as they beat Roma 2-0 to move within touching distance of league leaders Napoli.
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20:50 - 02.12.2024
‘Is it because he's African?’ — Fans slam FIFPro for snubbing Lookman in favour of Ronaldo and Messi
Ademola Lookman has now been snubbed from both the FIFA The Best Men's Footballer of the Year and FIFPro XI nominations despite being the CAF POTY favourite
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19:05 - 02.12.2024
Ex- Cameroon coach picks Mo Salah ahead of Ademola Lookman for CAF award
Mohamed Salah won the award twice in a row, in 2017 and 2018.
Roma, seeking to revive their season after four losses in five league games, started brightly. Leandro Paredes' early shot from outside the box forced Marco Carnesecchi into a sharp save, but the hosts' promising start soon fizzled out. Clear-cut chances were scarce for both sides in the first-half, with Manu Kone’s strike from distance sailing narrowly wide.
The interval failed to spark significant offensive creativity from either side, with the hour mark approaching without a single shot on goal. However, Atalanta soon broke the deadlock when Marten de Roon's powerful strike from outside the box, aided by a wicked deflection, beat Mile Svilar to open the scoring.
Roma struggled to recover from this setback, and their fate was sealed when two former players combined to double Atalanta's lead. Juan Cuadrado's pinpoint delivery found Nicolo Zaniolo, who rifled a header into the back of the net, condemning Roma to another defeat.
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