Super Eagles striker, Ademola Lookman, won Atalanta’s first Europa league title by beating the newly crowned Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen, on Wednesday,22 May.
Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat- trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa league final to win the second major trophy in their 117-year history and end the German
Champions remarkable unbeaten streak.
Ahead of the game, Ademola Lookman told Atalanta’s official website how they could stop the then unbeaten side, Bayer Leverkusen.
The Super Eagles star scored the match opener from a close range through Zappacosta’s cross. The goal brought pressure on Bayer Leverkusen who enjoyed 51 games unbeaten run before the Europa League final.
Atalanta proved that the early goal wasn’t a fluke as Lookman was on hand to double the lead for the Italian side.
The Italian Serie A side went into the break with a 2-0 lead, while Bayer Leverkusen’s fans were expecting that their team would stage a comeback in the second half.
The second half ended up as Ademola Lookman completed his hat-trick. Scamacca led Atalanta’s counterattack and got close to the box before he passed the ball to the Nigerian winger. The former Leicester City forward shifted the ball to his left before he blasted it into the net to seal the 3-0 victory.
The goal won the 2023-2024 Europa League title for Atalanta and also ended Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run, and Leverkusen will prepare for the DFB-POKAL final on Saturday, May 25.
Atalanta won the Europa League for the second in their history and the first in six decades . This was from Ademola Lookman who became the first player since 1975 to score a hat- trick in the final, leading them to win the historic victory.
