Gasperini’s outburst was a reaction to Lookman’s tame penalty saved by Simon Mignolet, Club Brugge goalkeeper, in Atalanta’s 3-1 loss in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) play-off.

Ademola Lookman has hit back at his own Atalanta coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, accusing the Atalanta manager of making "deeply disrespectful" comments

Ademola Lookman grabbed a brace in Atalanta's emphatic win over Empoli in the Serie A and this comes days after he was blasted by Gian Piero Gasperini.

Gasperini did not hold back after Lookman's miss in the Champions League, and on Tuesday the attacker defended himself

Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman says he is saddened by coach Gian Piero Gasperini’s comments over his failure to score from the spot against Club Brugge in the Champions League

Only he who has the courage to shoot can miss. Thank you for your courage great champion,” he wrote.Eto'o spent three years in Italy across two spells playing for Inter Milan where he won the treble under Jose Mourinho and had a short spell at Sampdoria in 2015.

Ademola Lookman, the Atalanta striker, has said comments made by Gian Piero Gasperini, his coach at the club, describing him as “one of the worst penalty takers” he had ever seen were “deeply disrespectful” and hurtful.

Speaking at a press conference afterwards, Gasperini sent another quick reminder that while Atalanta owe a lot to Lookman, it very much goes two ways. “Lookman has always scored a lot of goals, at least since he joined Atalanta. He has become an extraordinary player, especially when he puts himself at the disposal of the team.

Serie A side Atalanta got knocked out of the Champions League yesterday and it got ugly after the game, as a war has waged on involving Gian Piero Gasperini and Ademola Lookman.Gasperini had

Atalanta president Antonio Percassi has spoken on the relationship between coach Gasperini and winger Ademola Lookman after visiting the club's training ground