Tremendous Eagles star Ademola Lookman has expressed his pleasure after making a triumphant return to motion for Atalanta of their thrilling 3-2 win over Fiorentina in Serie A, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Following a summer season crammed with switch hypothesis, Lookman returned to the pitch and performed a pivotal function, contributing a aim and an help within the comeback victory.
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The sport in Bergamo was a rollercoaster, with Atalanta trailing twice within the first half. Regardless of falling behind, they confirmed resilience to show issues round earlier than the break.
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Lookman, who had missed Atalanta’s earlier fixtures as a consequence of curiosity from main golf equipment, wasted no time making an affect upon his return.
Reflecting on his efficiency and the group’s type, Lookman shared his ideas with DAZN as per TMW, saying,
“Completely happy to be again in entrance of our followers and play soccer right here. Having fun with it, we’ve obtained a powerful squad this season and completely satisfied to play, so we go on.”
Atalanta’s win was sealed with additional targets from Charles De Ketelaere and Mateo Retegui, whereas Fiorentina’s Moise Kean and Lucas Martinez Quarta discovered the web for the guests.
Trying forward, Lookman additionally expressed pleasure about their upcoming Champions League conflict with Premier League giants Arsenal.
“We’re very happy to be within the Champions League this season,” the Ballon d’Or nominee famous.
“We deserved that and need to exhibit it. We need to present the identical drive and mentality that we had as we speak to come back again from behind.”
De Ketelaere, who additionally performed a key function within the victory, praised Atalanta’s mentality within the face of adversity.
Chatting with DAZN, the Belgian attacker mentioned,
“Fiorentina scoring twice was troublesome, however we proved that we’ve got a lot energy on this group to show it round within the first half. We might’ve scored a fourth aim to make it simpler for ourselves, however we held out and it was a terrific victory.”
With Lookman and De Ketelaere each relishing their type, Atalanta shall be keen to hold their momentum into their European marketing campaign.
