Atalanta president Antonio Percassi will personally resolve the conflict between coach Gian Piero Gasperini and player Ademola Lookman.
Atalanta president Antonio Percassi and his son Luca Percassi, who is the club’s CEO, will appear at the team’s training ground in Bergamo on Thursday to clear the air between Gasperini and Lookman.
The Percassi father-son duo are reportedly set to hold ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี face-to-face talks with Gasperini and Lookman to resolve their differences following Atalanta’s 3-1 home defeat to Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs on Tuesday.
Gasperini, meanwhile, was left feeling unsettle, blasting Lukman for missing a penalty despite not being the player he was suppose to take, calling him one of the worst penalty takers I have ever seen.
After that, Lookman immediately issued a statement in response. The main point was that he was sorry and disappointed that Gasperini gave an interview that was disrespectful or disrespectful. Which led to speculation about how the two would continue to work together.
Lookman made his comeback from injury at half-time with his team 3-0 down, 5-1 on aggregate. And scored a goal before he stepped up and saw his penalty saved by Simon Mignolet.
The Nigeria international has a notoriously poor record from the spot and was not one of the designated takers. So his insistence on going for goal irritated Gasperini.
“Lookman is one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen,” confessed the coach in a press conference.
Lookman responded via social media, warning he found these comments to be “disrespectful.”
Now Atalanta owners are trying to bring the pair back together. Although even before that it was always likely that the striker would be sold in the summer.