Atalanta, sparks fly Lookman-Juric: Nerazzurri coach sets the record straight
It did not go unnoticed by fans and insiders what happened in the 75th minute of the match between Olympique Marseille and Atalanta: when Ivan Juric called Ademola Lookman back to the sidelines to replace him with Yunus Musah, the Nigerian national addressed a word decidedly unwelcome by the coach, who severely reprimanded him before sending him back to his seat.
A tense moment overshadowed by Samardzic′′ s winning goal, although in the post-match interview at Sky Sports microphones the Croatian coach wanted to set the record straight about what happened: “These are the usual things we comment on every Sunday – he said -, these episodes can happen”.
“It always happens that those who leave the field are unhappy– added Juric -, however, we should not make a case of it: we will talk about it in the locker room and solve it. I am calm”. Lookman, just before the change, had also scored, except to have his goal annulled due to an earlier offside by Krstovic.
With the success against Marseille, Atalanta moved up to 7 points in the Champions League Phase standings, the same as Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting, Borussia Dortmund and Qarabag. The orobici, on goal difference (-2, weighed by the 0-4 against PSG), are in sixteenth place at the halfway point of the single-group phase, a position that would ultimately guarantee qualification for the playoff berth for the round of 16.
