Tremendous Eagles ahead Ademola Lookman is on the verge of reaching two important milestones as Atalanta put together to face Udinese in a Serie A conflict this weekend, Soccernet.ng stories.
The match is scheduled for Saturday, January 11, on the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, with a 3 pm kickoff, which is the twentieth matchday of the Serie A season.
Lookman, who has been in sensational kind for Atalanta, will obtain his fiftieth profession purpose in Europe’s high 5 leagues along with his subsequent strike.
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The 27-year-old has already tallied 11 Premier League targets, 5 within the German Bundesliga, and 33 in Serie A, bringing his whole to 49.
Much more impressively, Lookman’s subsequent purpose can even be his tenth of the present Serie A season.
In response to Opta, this could make him the primary participant to attain double figures in Serie A for the final three consecutive seasons.
“Ademola Lookman (13 targets in 2022/23, 11 in 2023/24, and 9 within the present championship) may change into the primary participant to achieve double figures for targets in every of the final three Serie A seasons. Moreover, the subsequent one would be the fiftieth purpose for the Nigerian striker within the high 5 European leagues,” Opta said as per Calcio Atalanta.
Lookman’s outstanding consistency places him forward of Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez and Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku, who’ve achieved related double-figure scoring feats within the earlier two campaigns however presently sit on seven and 6 league targets, respectively, this season.
The previous Everton winger loved a stellar 2024, ending the yr as Serie A’s best participant with 16 targets and 11 assists in all competitions.
His exploits earned him the distinguished CAF Africa Participant of the Yr award in December, a recognition of his brilliance on the pitch. He was additionally the one Nigerian nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, which finally went to Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri.
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