Revealed: What Gasperini said after mistakenly substituting Lookman against Lazio

• Atalanta mislaid crushed successful the Serie A rubric contention aft losing 1-0 to SS Lazio astatine the Gewiss Stadium successful Bergamo
• Super Eagles guardant Ademola Lookman was substituted successful the 74th infinitesimal contempt needing a goal
• Gian Piero Gasperini has explained however the substitution came astir owed to a mistake connected the touchline

Ademola Lookman was substituted successful the 74th infinitesimal of Atalanta's 1-0 nonaccomplishment to SS Lazio, and caput manager Gian Piero Gasperini has admitted it was a mistake.

Atalanta mislaid crushed successful the Italian Serie A rubric contention aft losing their 3rd consecutive match, having antecedently mislaid to chap rubric contender Inter Milan, and Fiorentina previously.

Ademola Lookman was mistakenly substituted for Atalanta against Lazio. Photo by Marco Luzzani.
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The past clip La Dea tasted triumph was the 4-0 demolition of Juventus astatine the Allianz Stadium, and 3 games later, they person not scored, fto unsocial secured a win.

The UEFA Europa League holders volition stay successful 3rd spot careless of Juventus’ effect against AS Roma unless the Old Lady people astatine slightest 11 goals successful the match.

Gasperini speaks aft Lookman’s sub

Ademola Lookman was substituted successful today's lucifer successful the 74th infinitesimal contempt his squad needing a goal, raising questions implicit Gasperini's determination astatine that moment.

According to Corriere dello Sport, the determination was a mistake, and it near Gasperini furious aft the team’s manager misheard him and took disconnected the incorrect player.

The Italian manager meant to substitute Ederson for Lazar Samardzic and told the manager to region Ede, which helium reportedly misheard arsenic Ade, the abbreviated signifier of Lookman's archetypal name.

Gasperini did not announcement until the Nigerian's fig 11 went up connected the substitution board, by the clip determination was thing helium could bash about.

Ademola Lookman looks confused aft helium was substituted for Atalanta against Lazio. Photo by Jonathan Moscrop.
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The manager speaking to DAZN aft the lucifer confirmed it was an unfortunate misunderstanding and that the squad paid dearly for it.

“There was a mistake. Only Retegui was subbed to travel off. Unfortunately, determination was a misunderstanding betwixt ‘Ede’ [Ederson] and ‘Ade’ [Lookman], and we paid a precocious terms for it,” helium said.

Regardless of the outcome, Gasperini believes that his squad enactment successful a coagulated show and that what matters was the result, but it didn't bespeak however the lucifer went.

“There are 7 games remaining. We tin inactive execute what we didn’t negociate successful the past 3 games if we play with the aforesaid intensity, tone and tendency to get a result. In football, you person to judge moments similar this and respond. Everything is inactive possible,” helium added.“There’s thing to responsibility successful presumption of players’ efforts and performance... We’ve been struggling to people lately. We person 7 games remaining, and this is the astir important thing.”

English nine measurement up Lookman's chase

Legit.ng reported that an English Premier League nine person stepped up their interest successful Ademola Lookman arsenic helium is expected to permission Atalanta this summer.

The reigning African Footballer of the Year volition permission Bergamo this summer, and the Premier League is reportedly his preferred destination aft missing retired connected a determination to PSG past summer.

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Source: Legit.ng