Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has criticised Ademola Lookman after the Nigerian striker missed a penalty of their 3-1 loss to Membership Brugge within the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The miss got here after Lookman had scored a purpose early within the second half, pulling one again for Atalanta. Nevertheless, his penalty was saved by Brugge’s goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, and Atalanta had been knocked out of the competitors with a 5-2 mixture defeat.
Gasperini stated that Lookman shouldn’t have taken the penalty, including that he’s “one of many worst penalty takers” he has ever seen. The coach additionally talked about that Charles De Ketelaere or Mateo Retegui ought to have taken the spot-kick as a substitute.
“He has a horrible report, even in coaching, and scores only a few penalties,” Gasperini defined in a post-match press convention. “Retegui and De Ketelaere had been there, however Lookman, in his pleasure after scoring, determined to take the ball. That was a gesture I didn’t respect.”
Along with criticising Lookman, Gasperini additionally spoke about Atalanta captain Rafael Tolói, who was despatched off with a crimson card for pushing Maxim De Cuyper following a disagreement over a throw-in. Gasperini stated, “That was an unsightly incident, and we mustn’t ever lose our heads.”
Atalanta, who’re at the moment third in Serie A, grew to become the second Italian group to exit the Champions League, following AC Milan. Milan had been additionally eradicated after drawing 1-1 with Feyenoord, shedding 2-1 on mixture.