Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman’s first-half brace was enough to halt Napoli’s winning charge as Atalanta beat Napoli 3-0 on Sunday.

A 90+2 minutes goal from Mateo Retegui sealed the victory from the visiting team from Bergamo.

Despite Napoli coach Antonio Conte’s meticulous planning, the former Chelsea manager’s efforts to contain Lookman were unsuccessful. serie-a-lookman-forces-conte-into-tactical-sacrifices

Serie A clash between Napoli and Atalanta at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Lookman scored in the 10th and 31st minute silencing the home team.

Napoli won four out of the last five matches played, with Atalanta winning only one in a head-to-head record – the return leg away at this same ground with a 0-3 thump.

The 27-year-old forward on Monday achieved a significant milestone, ranking 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or standings. just-in-ademola-lookman-ranks-14th-in-ballon-dor

Meanwhile, Arsenal, and Liverpool were on the player’s radar in the summer with PSG, and West Ham keeping keen eyes on the technical player.

Lookman also made the ten-man last Thursday shortlist as the Confederation of African Football unveiled the 2024 Men’s Player of the Year award. breaking-boniface-misses-out-as-lookman-ekong-make-caf-player-of-the-year-shortlist

Lookman and William Troost-Ekong were among the distinguished nominees with in-form striker Victor Boniface and reigning titleholder Victor Osimhen notably absent.

He will be looking forward to winning as a favourite, having conquered Europe, scoring a hat trick in the 2023/24 Europa League final against Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen to secure Atalanta’s first major title win since 1963. lookmans-historic-hat-trick-fires-atalanta-to-europa-triumph-over-leverkusen