Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman scores twice in Atalanta's 8-0 win

Ademola Lookman

SERIE A Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman scores twice in Atalanta's 8-0 win

Joba Ogunwale 20:58 - 12.01.2023

The Nigerian international was back among the goals as the Nerazzurri warmed up for their Serie A clash this weekend with a routine win.

Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman rediscovered his scoring touch after he scored a brace in Atalanta's 8-0 victory over Mapello on Thursday afternoon.

Lookman is Atalanta's current top scorer in the Italian top flight with seven goals, but he has not scored for the side since November.

Lookman ends mini-drought

He fired blanks in Atalanta's 2-2 draw against Spezia while he was on the bench in the Nerazzurri's 2-1 win over Bologna on Monday night.

However, the former RB Leipzig man was back among the goals on Thursday as Atalanta thrashed the Mapello in a friendly encounter.

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Jeremie Boga put Atalanta ahead before Lookman set up Joachim Mahele for the second. The Nigerian international then set up Mario Pasalic after the break for the third before the Croatian returned the favour for Lookman's first goal of the day.

Lookman's day 

Pasalic then scored a quickfire brace between Boga's second to complete his hat-trick before Lookman completed the rout with a powerful finish.

Lookman was back among the goals for Atalanta

The Nigerian international will now hope to take the form into Atalanta's next league game against Salernitana. La Dea currently sit in sixth place, level on points with AS Roma and Lazio, three points behind Inter Milan in fourth place.

Atalanta players celebrating

Lookman has settled in well at Atalanta since he joined the club from Leipzig in the summer, having spent the whole of last season on loan at Leicester City.

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