Gian Piero Gasperini, Atalanta’s manager, has slammed Ademola Lookman for stepping up to take a penalty in the club’s UEFA Champions League play-off against Club Brugge.
Gasperini described Lookman as one of the worst penalty takers he’s ever seen.
Atalanta lost 3-1 to Club Brugge in the second leg of their play-off match at the Gewiss Stadium on Tuesday night.
La Dea left the competition with a 5-2 aggregate score.
Club Brugge startled the hosts by scoring three goals in the first half.
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Lookman was brought after the interval and swiftly halved Atalanta’s deficit.
The Nigeria international, however, ended any hopes of a comeback by missing a penalty in the 62nd minute.
“Lookman was not supposed to take that penalty, he is one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen,” Gasperini said after the game.
“He has a frankly terrible record even in training, he converts very few of them. Retegui and De Ketelaere were there, but Lookman in a moment of enthusiasm after scoring decided to take the ball and that was a gesture I did not appreciate at all.”
