Lookman Wins Atalanta Over Lecce Before Going To The 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations

Striker Ademola Lookman gave Atalanta a narrow 1-0 win over Lecce (X/@Atalanta_BC).

Striker Ademola Lookman scored a single goal which led Atalanta to a 1-0 win over Lecce in the 2023/2024 Serie A match at Gewiss Stadium, Saturday, December 30, 2023, WIB night. Furthermore, Lookman immediately joined the Nigerian national team which competed in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Atalanta heats up competition in the Champions League and Europa League zones. Competition in the zone is indeed tighter and tougher because it involves teams ranked fourth and eighth in the standings.

The success of winning the second victory in a row made Atalanta improve his position. In the previous match, La Dea won 4-1 over Salernitana.

In the next match, Atalanta successfully beat Lecce who led them up to sixth place with 29 points. Atalanta is still four points adrift of Fiorentina who ranks fourth.

Meanwhile, Lecce is stuck in the middle board. They occupy the 13th position with 20 points.

Lecce's position is safe enough even though he is only seven points ahead of Cagliari who is ranked 18th or the relegation zone.

In the duel at home, Atalanta was able to master the game. They had threatened Lecce's goal despite failing to convert chances into goals.

It was noted that Gianluca Scamacca had two chances that should have resulted in a goal. However, his efforts still failed. Until the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0.

Entering the second half, Atalanta played more aggressively. As a result, they managed to break into Lecce's goal through Lookman in the 58th minute.

Goals were created when Lookman brought the ball into penetration. This Nigerian striker had shown action past Lecce's players before unleashing a shot into the net. Goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone failed to reach Lookman's shot.

No more goals were created so that the final score remained 1-0 for Atalanta. Lookman, who brought Atalanta to victory, immediately flew to Ivory Coast, which hosted the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.