Europa League winners Atalanta will look to redeem themselves in the Serie A with their Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman still missing in action.
Atalanta BC will be without their star forward Ademola Lookman for their Serie A match against Cagliari on Saturday, February 15.
The news comes as a blow for the Europa League winners, who are looking to bounce back from their recent Champions League playoff defeat.
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The Old Lady have tabled a move to the current Europa League champions to bring the Nigerian forward over to Allianz Stadium in the summer.
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Italian club Atalanta have it all to do in the Champions League after suffering defeat to Club Brugge in the first leg of the playoff without Nigerian star Ademola Lookman.
La Dea suffered a setback in midweek, losing 2-1 to Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie.
The team is now focused on returning to winning ways in Serie A before the crucial second leg next week.
Ademola Lookman has been one of Atalanta’s standout players this season.
Lookman’s Continued Absence
After missing the Champions League game against Brugge, Lookman has once again been excluded from the squad to face Cagliari.
The club released their squad list for the game on Saturday, confirming the absence of the reigning African Footballer of the Year due to ongoing fitness issues.
Ademola Lookman has scored 4 goals and one assist in 6 matches in the Champions League.
Lookman has been sidelined since sustaining a knee injury during training ahead of the Champions League clash against Barcelona.
He aggravated a bruise initially suffered in the match against Como in January. As a result, the 27-year-old has missed the club’s last five matches.
Atalanta have struggled to win since Lookman’s injury.
Since Lookman’s injury, Atalanta have struggled, winning just one of their matches in that period.
His absence reduces their attacking firepower. The team will be hoping to turn things around against Cagliari, although they have shown resilience in coping without key players in the past.
Return Date Uncertain
While it was initially hoped that Lookman would return before the end of the month, his continued absence suggests that his recovery is taking longer than expected.
Although he has returned to light training, he was not fit enough to be included in the squad for the match against Club Brugge.
Ademola Lookman has been out of action since January 25th. || Imago
Assuming he does not suffer a relapse, the Nigeria international is expected to be named in the squad for the return leg of Atalanta’s UEFA Champions League knockout phase playoff tie against Club Brugge.
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