Atletico Madrid of Spain winger, Ademola Lookman was on top of his game and netted a penalty that earned him his eighth goal in all competitions since arriving from Atalanta of Italy.
Sports247 reports that Lookman’s goal was very instrumental in giving Atleti a much crucial victory over Osasuna, which kept them fourth on the Liga’s log, despite a chain of recent defeats.
Lookman took full advantage of a handball call by the ref against one of the hosts’ players in the box, thereby giving the Super Eagles ace a chance to uncharacteristically score from the spot.
A report by Tribal Football added, “The hosts were almost gifted an equaliser on 24 minutes – after Koke’s shocking back pass first-half a penalty for the hosts, Guzman Mansilla overturned his call after a VAR check.
“The start of the second period followed a similar pattern to the first 45” minutes as half-time substitute Alexander Sorloth skewed two chances wide of Aitor Fernandez’s goal.
“That lack of ruthlessness in front of goal gave Osasuna a chance to pull level, as Alejandro Catena nodded wide from a corner and Musso denied Kike Barja and Budimir.
“The home side were made to rue those missed opportunities as Sorloth gambled on Marcos Llorente’s back post cross to double Atleti’s lead and secure the win at El Sadar.
“That was not the end of Llorente’s involvement, with the Spanish international shown a second yellow card after hacking down Aimar Oroz.
“The man advantage offered a glimmer of hope to Osasuna with just over 10 minutes remaining, and the hosts cut the deficit in stoppage time when Barja fired home, but it proved to be too little too late.”
