Ademola Lookman's Atalanta suffer Bologna defeat

Ademola Lookman dejected in Bologna

Ademola Lookman's Atalanta suffer Bologna defeat

Faruq Ibrahim 17:49 - 08.04.2023

Bologna extended their unbeaten run to four games with victory over Atalanta.

Ademola Lookman was on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline as Atalanta failed to make it three consecutive wins with a defeat to Bologna. 

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La Dea hosted Bologna at the Gewiss Stadium as they looked to improve on back-to-back wins, however, their visitors were no pushovers, beating their hosts in dramatic fashion. 

How it happened

The visitors started as they meant to go on, taking the game to their hosts and registering attempts early on; however, Atalanta played their way into dominance soon enough and started to test Lukasz Skorupski in goal for La Dotta.

Atalanta were victims of profligacy, with Rasmus Hojlmund the biggest culprit, and at several instances, they were a clinical finish away from taking the lead, but it was not to be, for neither team at least, in the entirety of the first 45 minutes.  

La Dotta started the second half like a raging bull, and although the contents of Thiago Motta's half-time team talk are unknown, the effects were visible, as Bologna took the lead only four minutes after returning from the break after a brilliant strike by Nicola Sansone and were close to making it two moments later, but could not put the ball past Juan Musso. 

Gian Piero Gasperini dipped his hands into his bench in an attempt to turn the tie, and the fresh legs added more energy to Atalanta's incursions as they started to commit more bodies forward. 

However, this meant they left space behind for their visitors to attack, and the game broke into an end-to-end affair, with both teams exchanging offensive transitions. 

The game looked headed for a 1-0 finish until Riccardo Orsolini got on the end of a Joshua Zirkzee delivery to double Bologna's advantage.  

Bologna players celebrating scoring against Atalanta
Bologna players celebrating scoring against Atalanta

The win lifted Bologna into the 8th position, only five points behind their rivals, Atalanta, who occupy a European place with their sixth position.

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