Lookman joins Dimarco, Inter Milan’s Calhanoglu and other standout player in Serie A team of week

Ademola Lookman has had a good start to the season for Atalanta, registering 2 goals in 5 appearances in the Serie A

Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman has been named in the Serie A team of the week for the round of matches played over the weekend, Soccernet.ng reports.

The 25-year-old continued his good start to the season with a goal for Atalanta against Cagliari in a Serie A fixture played at the Gewiss Stadium on Sunday, taking his tally to 2 goals from 5 games this season.

Lookman opened the scoring for the Black and the Blues in the 33rd minute before Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic doubled their advantage in the 76th minute to help Atalanta record a 2-0 victory.

Football statistics website, Whoscored.com has named the Nigerian forward in the Serie A team of the week. He was listed in the forward line alongside other standout players over the weekend, such as Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi and Torino forward Jovane Cabral. 

In the 3-4-3 formation, Lookman is on the left flank alongside two forwards, who were excellent over the weekend.

Domenico Berardi scored a spectacular goal in Sassuolo’s stunning 4-2 victory over former champions Juventus, while Cape Verdean forward Jovane Cabral scored a second-half equalizer to earn a point for Salernitana at home to Frosinone.

Lookman was given a rating of 8.32 out of 10, with Florentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano’s rating of 9.08 the highest in the team.

The former Everton forward will hope he can maintain the form throughout the season to help Atalanta fight for one of European places.

Lookman was at his best form to help Nigeria claim an emphatic 6-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in the last international break, registering a goal and an assist.