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Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini says Ademola Lookman will be included in his squad for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off tie against Club Brugge.

Lookman sustained a knee injury in training last month and has missed La Dea’s last six games across all competitions.

The Nigeria international trained with his teammates on Sunday and Monday.

Gasperini confirmed the winger will start the game from the bench.

“Lookman and Kolasinac have recovered, they are called up,” Gasperini said at a pre-match press conference on Monday, as quoted by TMW.

“In principle, Kolasinac will start, and Lookman might come in during the second half.

“We will probably lose Hien. Today we did a final training session, and he felt some fatigue in his adductor. We will have more details tomorrow.

“The team played a bit halfway in the first leg, which caused us a few more problems. We need to play a better game; in the second half, we had chances to take the lead. Overall, we need to play a game that is two steps better.”

The 27-year-old has racked up 14 goals and seven assists in 24 outings across all competitions for Atalanta this season.


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