Atalanta boss Gasperini had strong words for most of his players, including Lookman, despite the emphatic win, claiming he was not happy with some things they did in the game.

“Lookman did well in the second half; I wasn’t too happy with him in the first,” he said as quoted by Football Italia.

“We can’t afford to lose focus: we’re very close to our goal, and we need the enthusiasm to keep flying and reach another important milestone. Wasting it due to lapses in concentration would be a real shame.”

Atalanta remain third on the log, five points above in-form AS Roma and remain on course for Champions League football next season. They were in the title race until they suffered three consecutive losses to Inter Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio.

Reigning African Best Lookman admitted that the team proved a point today with their 4-0 win after the disappointing draw against Lecce in the previous match.

“Yes, last week we weren’t very happy with the result, after a draw at Lecce, and today we wanted to put it right. Four goals away from home is always a good result,” he told DAZN Italia.

He singled out teammate Charles De Ketelaere for praise after the Belgian scored twice in the first half on his return to the starting 11 after a while.

“Charles has a lot of qualities, he knows this. It’s never always easy to keep going, but he has the spirit to keep on going, to keep trying, so that’s the most important thing,” he added.

“Sometimes it doesn’t work, sometimes it does, but as long as you keep trying. That’s the most important – keep trying.”

Legit.ng previously reported that Gasperini reacted after mistakenly substituting Ademola Lookman during Atalanta's 1-0 loss to SS Lazio.

The head coach claimed he told the team's manager to substitute Ede as in Ederson, but erroneously thought he said Ade, leading to the Nigerian’s substitution.

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Source: Legit.ng