Atalanta’s Nigerian striker and CAF Player-of-the-Year Nominee Ademola Lookman scored a brace in Atalanta’s destruction of Napoli by 3-0.
The 27-year-old Super Eagles star continued with his impressive form on Sunday, when he scored a brace to help Atalanta defeat Napolo at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Lookman’s opening two goals set the tone for the match before Matteo Retegii rounded off the scoring to give the away side a rare victory over Napoli.
The 27-year-old Super Eagles star continued with his impressive form on Sunday, when he scored a brace to help Atalanta defeat Napolo at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
So far in the Serie A season, home side Napoli had only conceded two goals in their opening five goals at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
With his 16th goal of the year, Lookman became the Serie A player with the most goal contributions for 2024.
His goals come amid the backdrop of Napoli’s on-going tussle with another Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen, who is still on loan to Galatasaray after a protracted battle to leave the club during the summer.
Lookman’s strikes took him to six goals and four assists in the Serie A this season.
And according to OptaPaolo, he is now the Serie A player that has the most goals in 2024 across all competitions: 27, for Atalanta (16 goals, 11 assists).
For context, the Serie A has many top attackers like Romelu Lukaku, Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martinez, Dusan Vlahovic, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Atalanta’s victory ensured that they leapfrog Inter Milan and Juventus to second place.
