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Lookman faces stiff race for Atalanta Player of the Year

Lookman faces stiff race for Atalanta Player of the Year

Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman is in the race for the Atalanta Player of the Year award along with Gianluca Scamacca, Marten De Roon, Sead Kolasinac, Ederson, and Teun Koopmeiners.

Despite putting up a shaky performance at some point in the Italian Serie A, the Bergamo-based side lives up to the expectations to win the UEFA Europa League with Lookman’s hat trick the difference for the Zebras in the final against Bayer Leverkusen.

They also got to the final of the Coppa Italia where they lost 1-0 to Juventus.

The team released the list of the nominated players yesterday afternoon and the Nigerian International who has scored 16 goals from 44 games in all competitions is prominent on the list.
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Meanwhile, Lookman and his Atalanta teammates are set to receive Bergamo’s highest honour because of their superlative season which culminated to their triumph in the UEFA Europa League.

The team put up a superlative performance to beat the German Champions Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 with Nigeria’s Lookman scoring all the goals in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

The team will be awarded Bergamo’s gold medal by the Mayor of the city, Giorgio Gori.

“Awarding the highest civic honour to Atalanta is a heartfelt decision, driven by our gratitude to a team that has filled us with pride,” the information on the club’s website read.

The official ceremony will take place on Friday, 31st May  at Palazzo Frizzoni.

Lookman faces stiff race for Atalanta Player of the Year

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