Lookman silences critics with brace as Atalanta thrash Empoli 5-0

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Serie A&colon; Lookman silences critics with brace as Atalanta thrash Empoli 5-0" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250223&lowbar;210538367-1200x600&period;jpg"&sol;><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250223&lowbar;210538367-1200x600&period;jpg" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Serie A&colon; Lookman silences critics with brace as Atalanta thrash Empoli 5-0" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p>Super Eagles forward <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;ademola-lookman"><strong>Ademola Lookman<&sol;strong><&sol;a> delivered a sensational performance&comma; scoring twice as Atalanta cruised to dominant 5-0 win over Empoli on Sunday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nigerian winger&comma; recently criticized by manager <strong>Gian Piero Gasperini<&sol;strong> for missing a penalty in Atalanta’s UEFA Champions League defeat to Club Brugge&comma; responded in emphatic fashion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lookman opened his account in the 43rd minute&comma; rounding the goalkeeper after a Mario Retegui assist to slot home Atalanta’s third goal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He then doubled his tally in the second half&comma; driving forward from the center circle before finding the bottom right corner with a precise left-footed finish&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With 17 goals and 7 assists in 29 matches this season&comma; Lookman continues to prove his worth&comma; becoming the first player in the last three Serie A seasons to score more than ten goals each campaign&comma; according to Opta&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Atalanta had already taken control through an Emmanuel Gyasi own goal and a Retegui strike before Lookman’s brace&period; Davide Zappacosta sealed the win with a fifth goal&comma; courtesy of Mario Pasalic’s assist&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lookman’s red-hot form is a major boost for Nigeria ahead of their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in March&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;serie-a-lookman-silences-critics-with-brace-as-atalanta-thrash-empoli-5-0&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;