Ademola Lookman was the star of the show as Atalanta secured a 3-0 victory over Olympique Marseille, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League final with a 4-1 aggregate win.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s men started strong, with Scamacca hitting the woodwork and De Ketelaere coming close twice, threatening to bury the French team. However, it was Ademola Lookman who finally broke the deadlock with a long-range strike in the 30th minute.
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The 26-year-old Nigeria international was played through by Charles De Ketelaere, cutting inside from the left and unleashing a shot that took a double deflection to wrong-foot Pau Lopez into the far bottom corner.
Lookman turned provider in the 52nd minute, assisting Matteo Ruggeri’s goal to take the game to 2-0. Marseille almost seized a lifeline when La Dea keeper Juan Musso misjudged Jordan Veretout’s deep free kick, but the ball only met the crossbar.
Substitute El Bilal Toure, who replaced Lookman in the 76th minute, put the game beyond the visitors in the 90th minute.
The goal was Lookman’s second in 10 Europa League games, taking his total tally in all competitions to 12 in 40 games, with eight assists to his name.
