The Percassi family has found itself in a situation where they must calm the tensions that have flared up after Atalanta’s elimination from the Champions League playoffs by Club Brugge. This entire situation arose due to a conflict between Gian Piero Gasperini, the coach of La Dea, and arguably his best player, Ademola Lookman.RadioDea report Senior Management will attend training in Zingonia tomorrow to attempt to heal the rift between Gian Piero Gasperini and Ademola Lookman. pic.twitter.com/U7SeZsAViw— Atalanta BC News (@AtalantaBC_News) February 19, 2025 The Nigerian forward had just returned from injury in the match against Brugge and quickly managed to score for Atalanta, reducing the aggregate score to 5-2. Shortly after, he had a golden opportunity to score another goal—the one that could have reignited Atalanta’s hopes of a miraculous comeback in Belgium. However, Lookman’s shot was poor, allowing Simon Mignolet to make the save and crush the Italians’ dreams of a turnaround.Atalanta’s coach about Nigerian: “He is one of the worst penalty takers I have ever seen”After the match, during the press conference, Gasperini was visibly frustrated that Lookman had taken the penalty and went so far as to describe him as “one of the worst penalty takers he has ever seen.” The Nigerian forward didn’t stay silent—he responded on social media, expressing his disappointment and calling the coach’s comments disrespectful.Now, with tensions running high within the club, Atalanta is making every effort to defuse the situation. Club president Antonio Percassi and his son Luca Percassi will attend Atalanta’s training session to hold a meeting aimed at restoring normal relations between the coach and the player.Lookman responds to Gasperini after ‘worst penalty taker’ claimsAtalanta faces a tough battle in the domestic league, currently sitting in third place, just three points behind second-placed Inter and five points behind league leaders Napoli. This tension has certainly not come at a good time, and the club’s top officials will do everything they can to get Atalanta back on track during the crucial final stage of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8720215##
