Serie A report: Dessers denied, Lookman caged

The 2 Nigerian internationals have been seeking to start the brand new yr on a scoring be aware however needed to accept a subdued exhibiting

Tremendous Eagles winger Ademola Lookman couldn’t add to his seven league targets this season, as Spezia and Atalanta performed out an exhilarating 2-2 in a matchday 16 fixture of the Italian Serie A on the Stadio Alberto Picco.

Atalanta have been the favourites heading into the conflict, having by no means misplaced to their hosts in all of the 5 earlier conferences between the 2.

However Spezia had a special concept in thoughts and took a two-goal lead into the halftime break courtesy of targets from Emmanuel Gyasi and M’bala Nzola.

Lookman had been Atalanta’s brightest star this marketing campaign and the Goddess’ prime scorer with seven targets. Spezia, although, have been efficient in conserving the previous Leicester Metropolis winger quiet, and within the 57th minute, he was substituted.

Nevertheless, Atalanta improved within the second half as late strikes from Rasmus Hojlund and Mario Pasalic earned the Blue-and-Blacks a share of the spoil.

Over on the Stadio Giovanni Zini, the story was not completely different for Tremendous Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers and compatriot David Okereke who each fired clean in Cremonese’s nail-biting 0-1 loss to Juventus.

It was all the time going to be a tricky job for the 2 Nigerian forwards towards Juventus centre-back trio of Danilo, Bremer, and Federico Gatti.

However Dessers, one of many stars of 2022, had the ball in the back of the web within the twenty second minute of the encounter however the referee after consulting VAR dominated out the hassle for a foul on Danilo.

Okereke was changed within the 61st minute whereas Dessers adopted him off the pitch quarter-hour later. Arkadiusz Milik then curled an inch-perfect free-kick into the web in stoppage time handy Juventus all three factors at stake.

Cremonese are more and more wanting at risk of getting relegated because the newly-promoted aspect are actually seven factors adrift of Spezia within the final protected spot.