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Ademola Lookman was shown a yellow card for his trademark glasses celebration, his reaction to the referee said it all
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Published 12:05 10 Oct 2022 GMT+1

Ademola Lookman was shown a yellow card for his trademark glasses celebration, his reaction to the referee said it all

Ademola Lookman gave Atalanta the lead in their Serie A clash with Udinese but was handed a controversial booking for his celebration.

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Ademola Lookman continued his impressive form with a second goal in two games for Atalanta against Udinese on Sunday but was bizarrely booked for his trademark glasses celebration in the aftermath.

Lookman scored the opening goal of the game against Udinese after getting on the end of Luis Muriel's low cross to make it three goals in total since joining for a reported fee of around £8m from RB Leipzig in the summer.

After thumping it in from close range, Lookman performed his signature glasses celebration but was then strangely booked by referee Daniele Doveri for his actions. The Nigerian international questioned the official's decision but was pulled away by his teammates, making sure he wasn't given any harsher punishment.

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Lookman was utterly bemused and made clear to Doveri that this was his celebration rather than any sort of remark that could be perceived as offensive.

The former Leicester man has performed this pose with regularity and has never previously been punished for doing so. The decision to award a booking has been met with as much surprise among supporters.

"People get offended at anything these days," one social media user wrote while another put: "Truly pathetic stuff from the referee here."

Ademola Lookman has made a good start at Atalanta this season (Image Credit : Alamy)
Ademola Lookman has made a good start at Atalanta this season (Image Credit : Alamy)

Lookman's yellow card did not affect the visitors too much, who scored a second through Muriel's penalty but then went on to squander their two-goal lead as Udinese came back thanks to goals from Gerard Deulofeu and Nehuen Perez to force a 2-2 draw.

But it was the decision to book Lookman that ultimately overshadowed the match, with the winger taking to Instagram afterwards with the message: "A draw today but looking ahead to next game. Another goal," accompanied by an image of him celebrating his opener.

Lookman has made a great start to his time at Atalanta, having plundered three goals and as many assists after just nine games played in Serie A and had previously performed the celebration on his league debut in a 2-0 win at Sampdoria and last time out in a 1-0 success over Fiorentina.

It will be interesting to see if he continues with his trademark celebration as the season goes on.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Atalanta, Serie A, Italy

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