Atalanta are ready to win the Scudetto! And all thanks to one man, who brought them their first European trophy last season – Ademola Lookman! The Nigerian netted the winner three minutes before the end and knocked Milan down!To make matters worse for the visitors, La Dea scored the opener over former Milan’s player Charles De Ketelaere, whom they left too easy at San Siro. Alvaro Morata gave a ray of hope, equalizing the score ten minutes after the Belgian’s goal, but that was everything Paulo Fonseca’s squad did tonight, as Atalanta were much better and completely deservedly won the game – 2-1!🚨🇮🇹 GOAL | Atalanta 2-1 AC Milan | LookmanLOOKMAN HAS GIVEN ATALANTA THE LEAD IN THE 87TH MINUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/8IU4wtUAhN— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) December 6, 2024 The initial half of the first period brought real fireworks, which were indicated already after 12 seconds when Marco Carnesecchi stopped Christian Pulisic in a decent chance. Rossoneri were close again in the seventh minute, but Alvaro Morata’s goal was ruled out for offside.Unlike their rivals, Atalanta managed to net from their first opportunity and over none other than former Milan player Charles De Ketelaere, who netted a header in the far post, exploiting Marten de Roon’s ideal free-kick cross!15 & 16 – Charles De Ketelaere is only one of the three players to have scored 15+ goals and provided 15+ assists (15G+16A) in 2024 in the five major European leagues in all competitions, alongside with Mohamed Salah (24G+18A) and Cole Palmer (26G+15A). Flight.#AtalantaMilan pic.twitter.com/jdLrfI89eJ— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 6, 2024 Still, the home team was not in front for long, given that Rossoneri equalized behind a three-move action over Theo Hernandez, who started the attack, Rafael Leao, who made a run through the left flank, and Morata, who sent the ball home from close range – 1-1! The remainder of the first half was far from enjoyable as if the rivals had wasted all their energy during the opening period.AC Milan against the weapon they didn’t know how to useUnlike at the beginning of the first half, the crowd had to wait almost half an hour for at least a slight excitement after the break when Mike Maignan deflected Ademola Lookman’s clever attempt. Surprisingly, Gian Piero Gasperini opted to sub in Serie A top scorer Mateo Retegui only in the 75th minute.And when the fans almost lost hope, Lookman appeared like so many times before and netted the winner in the 87th minute with a timely header, after a corner and Sead Kolasinac’s assist!LOOKMANNNNNN 👀👀🔥🔥#AtalantaMilan 2-1 pic.twitter.com/87DPC5thVZ— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) December 6, 2024 The Rossoneri did not have enough energy to return again as the Nigerian shocked them and knocked them out! Atalanta will spend the night in the Serie A leading position, at least until Napoli play their game, while Milan are now four points away from the Champions League zone.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 15Friday Inter – Parma 3-1 (1-0)/Dimarco 40, Barella 56, Thuram 67 – Darmian 81 og/Atalanta – Milan 2-1 (1-1)/De Ketelaere 12, Lookman 87 – Morata 22/Saturday 17.00: (2.50) Genoa (3.20) Torino (3.20)20.00: (1.75) Juventus (3.60) Bologna (5.60)22.45: (1.60) Roma (3.90) Lecce (7.00)Sunday 14.30: (1.52) Fiorentina (4.20) Cagliari (6.25)17.00: (2.60) Verona (3.15) Empoli (3.10)20.00: (2.85) Venezia (3.30) Como (2.70)22.45: (1.90) Napoli (3.60) Lazio (4.50)Monday 22.45: (2.70) Monza (3.00) Udinese (2.90)***odds are subject to change***
