Ademola Olajade Lookman, a forward for the Super Eagles, and four other Atalanta teammates were named to the Serie A team of the week.Following his midweek UEFA Champions League victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, in which he was named man of the match, he maintained his impressive form last weekend by providing an assist in his team’s 5-1 victory over Genoa, earning him a spot on WhoScored’s Serie A team of the week.Former Manchester United custodian David De Gea is ranked #1 in goal after putting on an incredible performance in Fiorentina’s 2-1 victory over AC Milan.
Ademola Lookman Named In Italian Serie A Team-Of-The-Week
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman has been named in Serie A Team of the Week
At the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Firenze, the 33-year-old made seven saves to help Raffaele Palladino’s team win three points. He stopped Tammy Abraham and Theo Hernandez from 12 yards out.Allesandro Bastoni of Inter claimed a spot in defence after helping his team defeat Torino 3-2. In that game, the Italian also recorded a 95% pass accuracy rate. Two Atalanta defenders, Martin De Roon and Saed Kolasinac, are with him.
After scoring in Milan’s defeat to Fiorentina, Christian Pulisic takes the pitch as a starting midfielder. Jordan Zemura of Udinese, who scored an incredible free kick against Lecce, joins him. Ederson and Ademola Lookman, two players from Atlanta, round out the midfield four.
Marcus Thurman is the first contender to attack after his hat trick against Torino. Romelu Lukaku of Napoli and Mario Retegui of Atalanta join him.Lookman is anticipated to lead the Super Eagles’ front line in Osimhen’s absence when they play Libya during this month’s international break.
