Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman scored his first league goal of the season in Atalanta's defeat to Fiorentina.
Ademola Lookman's second-half equaliser proved insufficient as Atalanta suffered their second defeat of the season to Fiorentina.
The 26-year-old forward carried over his scoring form from the international break, where he found the back of the net in the Super Eagles' 6-0 demolition of Sao Tome and Principe.
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Resurgent Scamacca powers Ademola Lookman's Atalanta to victory
Atalanta brushed aside the challenge of Monza thanks to super Scamacca. Ademola Lookman was only a substirute.
He opened his account for the season with a second-half equaliser that was set to steal a point for La Dea away at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, but Ivorian Christian Kouamé scored later to grab maximum points for the hosts.
How it happened
Gian Pierro Gasperini's men started brightly, and after a third of an hour of knocking, they broke the deadlock thanks to Teun Koopmeiner's strike.
They were, however, pegged back 15 minutes later, with Giacomo Bonaventura pulling the hosts level. Ten minutes later, Lucas Martinez gave Fiorentina the lead for the first time in the game.
Coming back from the break charged, La Dea restored parity once more, with Lookman scoring his first goal of the season.
The goal, however, failed to inspire a comeback, as a sustained spell of attacks from the hosts bore fruit in the 76th minute when Kouame fired past Pietro Terracciano.
Atalanta pushed for an equaliser later in the game, but Vincenzo Italiano's men held on to all three points.
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