Ademola Lookman will be leading the attack line as Atalanta assault Arsenal in their opening Champions League game on Thursday night at the Giwess Stadium.
Ademola Lookman scored three times, the last time the team played in Europe and he scored his first goal of the season last weekend’s Atalanta 3-2 over Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A.
An assist plus a goal , in his first match of the season for Atalanta, off a brace for Nigeria during the International break says a lot about his form going into the UEFA Champions League opener and Arsenal must be weary of the Nigerian who ruled Bergamo last season.
Arsenal are favourites going into the game but Atalanta attacking prowess has over the years been their weapon, and they have what it takes to cause Arsenal some trouble tonight as they begin another search for European glory.
A couple of years ago, Atalanta did give Manchester United two tough games in the group stage and knocked Liverpool out of the Europa League last season.
According to Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport (via Tutto Mercato), Atalanta has given Ademola Lookman the license to shoot down the gunners as they are banking on to turn up on another big European night and lead the team to victory on Thursday night.
Though, Lookman has just one UEFA Champions League under his belt but his Europa League experience will come handy here and the club has done to keep him at the club , wading suitors , a pointer to what their future ambition is and Ademola Lookman can be hero to take them to the preferred future.
The journey starts tonight against Arsenal in the reformed UEFA Champions League at the refurbished Giwess Stadium.
