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The Atalanta forward Adela Lookman has responded to his manager for describing him as “one of the worst penalties,” he had seen after the exit of the team champions League.
The current African footballer of the year, who was the winner of the Bergamo Club match in the Europa League final last season, labeled the comments of Gian Piero Gasperini as “deeply disrespectful” and “hurtful.”
The Belgian club on the Brugge side surprised Atalanta 3-1 in the second leg of his play-off draw to leave the Italian side with an aggregate victory of 5-2 and reach the last 16.
Lookman withdrew a goal for Atalanta when they were 3-0 down. But the Nigerian, who scored 15 times this season, had a saved penalty when they crashed, after which Gasperini said Lookman should not receive the penalty.
'Being pointed out in the way that I have been not only hurts, but feels deeply disrespectful, especially due to immense hard work and the commitment that I have always put in every day to help bring this club successful the incredibles and the incredible ones Bergamo fans, '' Lookman wrote on Instagram.
'In truth, I have dealt with many difficult moments during my time here, most of which I have never spoken because, in my opinion, the team must always be protected and must be the first.
AUNEOLA LOOKMAN has labeled with the comments of his manager Gian Piero Gasperini “deeply disrespectful” and “hurtful”
The Italian said that his star striker was him as “one of the worst demanding penalty” he had ever seen
The former Liverpool plug, Simon Mignolet, played a crucial role in the Brugge club progress until the last 16
'This makes what happened last night is even more hurtful. Together with our incredible fans, we, as a team, are also suffering with the result of the previous night.
'During the party, the designated penalty policyholder told me to take the penalty; And to support the team, I assumed responsibility at the time of doing so.
“Life is about challenges and turning the pain in the power I will continue to do.”
Gasperini said Lookman has a “terrible record even in training”, adding that Mateo Retegui and Charles de Ketelaere were better options to take the spot.
Lookman was Atalanta's hero last season when they won the Europa League, obtaining a hat-trick in the final when they beat Bayer Leverkusen, who had been undefeated throughout the season.