Super Eagles of Nigeria star Ademola Lookman storms Saudi Arabia, set to lead Atalanta to Super Cup to start 2025.
Super Eagles of Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman is set to start 2025 with another title for Atalanta.
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The reigning CAF Player of the Year has led his side to the Middle East for a massive challenge of the Italian Super Cup.
Ademola Lookman leads Atalanta to Saudi Arabia
At the Milan Bergamo Airport in Orio al Serio, Lookman led Gasperini's team as they departed Italy for the competition in Saudi Arabia.
In the 2024–25 Supercup semifinal, Atalanta will play Inter Milan in Riyadh's Al-Awwal Park Stadium.
The defending Europa League champions and Serie A champions will face off on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Inter was the first team to arrive in the Saudi capital, arriving at a temperature of roughly 20 degrees Celsius to adjust to the climate.
A day later, the other teams—Atalanta, Juventus, and Milan—arrived and got right to work preparing for the semifinals.
Inter Milan and Lookman's Atalanta will battle in the first semi-final match while Juventus and AC Milan face off in the second semi-final.
The winners from the semifinal will face off in the grand final, scheduled for Monday, January 6.