Lookman scores for the second Serie A game in a row in Atalanta’s 3-2 loss to Fabregas’ Como FC

Ademola Lookman scored for the second straight Serie A game, but his goal came a little too late as his side, Atalanta lost 3-2 to Serie A newcomers, Como in a matchweek five fixture at the Gewiss stadium in Bergamo.

Atalanta coach, Gian Piero Gasperini will be lamenting his decision to leave his Nigerian magician on the bench for all of 55 minutes with the visitors leading 2-1.

It was 3-1 just three minutes after the Nigerian was subbed on. The Super Eagle pulled a goal back in added time (98th minute) but it was too late as they fell to theri third defeat in five Serie A games.

Still in Italy but in the Coppa Italia, Emmnauel Ekong, son of former Super Eagles star, Prince Ikpe Ekong scored in Emopli’s 2-1 win at Torino.

Ekong, who has featured for Sweden at the U-23 level opened scoring for the visitors on 30 minutes before former Southampton of England player, Che Adams evened scores with seven minutes left in regulation time.

Nicolas Haas scored the winner for Empoli on the dot of 90 minutes.

In England and precisely at the Bescot Stadium, Wilfred Ndidi was restated as Leicester City qualified for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a 5-3 shoot-out defeat of Walsall.

At the Etihad, Tom-Dele-Bashiru was a 61st minute substitute for Sky Bet Championship side, Watford who lost 2-1 to Manchester City to crash out.

In Saudi Arabia, Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong was on from the start to the finish, bagged a yellow card as his club, Al-Kholood lost 3-1 in the King’s Cup tie against visiting Al-Shabab FC at the Al-Hazem Club Stadium in Ar-Rass.