Who is Lookman, the Atalanta striker who took Bayer’s unbeaten lead?

The figure in the Europa League final was Ademola Lookmanwhich not only gave Atalanta the victory and title, but also took away their undefeated record of 51 games.

In itself, scoring a goal in a final is an act to celebrate, but scoring a hat trick It is, without a doubt, the dream of any striker.

Lookman was in charge of converting the team’s three goals Gian Piero Gasperini in Atalanta’s victory against Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.

Ademola Lookman He is a 26-year-old forward who was born in England but plays for the Nigerian National Team, a decision he made after having gone through the youth ranks in England and noticing that he would not have a chance in the national team of this country. He arrived at Atalanta in 2022 after a spell in the Premier League in Fulham and Leicester City.

Since his arrival at the Italian team that bought his move to Leipzig for approximately 15 million euros, he played 75 games in which, in 25 of them, he managed to score his goal.

In his career, no match will be more important for the Nigerian than this final. The forward managed to score three goals in a final, be the figure of it and deservedly take the ball home, above all, because they have all been great goals.

The footballer opened the scoring of the match at 12 minutes, extended the lead at 26 minutes and, already in the second half of the match, reaching 80 minutes, Lookman completely closed and sealed Atalanta’s victory to become the new champions of the Europa League 2024.