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Coach Gasperini “hopes” Super Eagles forward would replicate his first-half season performance

Atalanta lost by a score of two goals to zero against AC Milan in their visit to the San Siro stadium.

Atalanta manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, gave some thought to the performance of Nigerian attacker Ademola Lookman following Orobici’s loss to Milan.

The Super Eagles forward’s performance before the World Cup break is something the Italian boss is hoping he can replicate now that the Blue-Blacks are in a dire situation.

The Goddess now occupies the sixth spot in the Serie A standings after playing nine games in the new year and winning four, losing three, and drawing twice.

The Nigerian had a fantastic first half of the season, scoring seven goals and assisting two in the Serie A. However, during the second half of the season, he scored three times with a brace, two in Serie A and one in the Italian Cup.

Nonetheless, considering that he has scored five goals in games played since the World Cup break and has not yet scored since his strike against Sampdoria, the Grugliasco assesses his performance.

“We need goals from everyone. I don’t know if Lookman can repeat the number of goals he scored in the first half of the season, although we hope he will,” he said, as cited by TuttoAtalanta.

The manager urges his team to score more goals after commenting generally on the team’s performance after their 2-nil defeat at the San Siro.

“Hojlund is young and will improve, while the others have so far not contributed as many goals as they should. We hope that they can become decisive in the final stages of the season, otherwise, Atalanta will become too limited,” he added.

The Nerazzurri will play host to Udinese at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday in an effort to avenge their two straight Serie A defeats.

 

 

This post was last modified on February 27, 2023 9:24 am

Ayomide Oguntimehin

Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories. Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work. With a Bachelor's degree in English Language from Adeyemi College of Education and a Master's Degree in School Library and Media Technology from the University of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel in the field.

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