Ivan Juric has began to consider reintegrating Ademola Lookman, who will hope for an additional probability when Atalanta host Membership Brugge within the Champions League.
Lookman was omitted of Atalanta’s squad for his or her first three Serie A video games, having fallen out of favour after making an attempt to drive a switch transfer to rivals Inter.
The 27-year-old made his first look of their fourth league recreation, enjoying simply 4 minutes as an alternative in a 3-0 win over Torino, earlier than being left on the bench for a 1-1 draw with Juventus on Saturday.
Atalanta boss Juric hinted that Lookman might return on Tuesday on the New Steadiness Area, the place the Italian facet will hope to bounce again from their opening 4-0 defeat towards Paris Saint-Germain in Europe.
“Ademola has been coaching with us for some time now, and I’m beginning to consider it,” Juric mentioned at Monday’s pre-match press convention.
“The identical goes for Ederson: they’re two necessary gamers we have to reintroduce into the rotation.”
Lookman’s reintroduction could possibly be essential, on condition that Atalanta have misplaced every of their final three video games within the Champions League, which is their joint-longest dropping streak within the competitors.
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Tuesday’s fixture would even have served as a memorable event for Charles De Ketelaere, who joined Brugge on the age of seven earlier than leaving for AC Milan in 2022, if not for damage.
He is not going to have the possibility to change into the primary participant to each rating for and towards Brugge within the European Cup/Champions League, attributable to an ongoing muscular challenge.
That comes as one other blow for Juric, who’s already with out Giorgio Scalvini, Isak Hien, Nicola Zalewski, Gianluca Scamacca, Sead Kolasinac and Mitchel Bakker.
“We’d prefer to have everybody out there,” the previous Southampton boss added. “We wish to win the match, however with out over-exerting the gamers. They’re doing properly, and I’m assured.”
The lack of Kolasinac and Bakker might show pricey in defence, contemplating Atalanta have solely stored one clear sheet of their final seven Champions League matches and conceded 15 objectives.
Pressed additional on damage points, Juric continued: “They undoubtedly weigh closely, however even those that had been known as upon have carried out excellently.
“For a coach, it’s an necessary signal: it implies that, regardless of not enjoying, they skilled with nice dedication. I can’t wait to have the complete squad again.
“I hope to get some gamers again after the break and enhance our scenario.”
