Super Eagles star nets brace in 8-0 friendly win, shuts down injury fears

The Nigeria worldwide didn’t make it off the bench on the weekend in his aspect’s slim victory at Bologna

Tremendous Eagles winger Ademola Lookman was twice on track as Atalanta accomplished an 8-0 demolition job on Mopella in a pleasant match on Thursday afternoon.

Lookman netted a brace, Pašalić bagged a hattrick, Boga scored twice whereas Mæhle additionally acquired himself on the scoresheet because the Nerazzurri confirmed the complete power of their superiority over the crew at the moment competing within the Eccellenza league.

The Nigeria worldwide equally supplied two assists – one for Mæhle’s opening purpose and the opposite for Pašalić’s positive volley that made it 3-0.

Lookman’s involvement within the match, which had two halves of 40 minutes every, put to mattress fears that the attacker was carrying a knock.

The previous RB Leipzig winger, who has been distinctive since becoming a member of the membership final summer time, was surprisingly an unused substitute on the weekend throughout Atalanta’s 2-1 away win at Bologna.

Koopmeiners and Højlund acquired the targets for the Goddess on the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara whereas Lookman – Atalanta’s prime scorer with seven Serie A targets – regarded on from the bench.

Lookman will hope he has proven sufficient in opposition to Mopella, to persuade supervisor Gian Piero Gasperini that he’s battle prepared for Atalanta’s subsequent league fixture.

Atalanta will host struggling Salernitana on the Gewiss Stadium on Sunday in a matchday 18 conflict of the 2022-23 Italian Serie A season.