Revealed: What Samuel Eto'o said to Ademola Lookman after penalty incident

• Ademola Lookman missed a ‘decisive’ penalty for Atalanta during their 3-1 loss to Belgian team Club Brugge
• Atalanta were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and Gian Piero Gasperini lashed Lookman
• African legend Samuel Eto'o has sent a message of support to the reigning African Footballer of the Year

African football legend Samuel Eto'o has sent a message to Ademola Lookman after his penalty saga with Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

Atalanta were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after their 5-2 aggregate loss to Club Brugge, including a 3-1 home loss and the events that followed were unprecedented.

Ademola Lookman looks deflated after Atalanta's 3-1 loss to Club Brugge. Photo by Isabella Bonotto/AFP.
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Ademola Lookman missed a penalty during the match and head coach Gasperini publicly berated him, to which the Super Eagles star responded with a statement on social media.

Eto'o sends message to Lookman

Four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o has sent a message to Lookman after Italian coach Gasperini publicly criticised him after Atalanta’s UCL elimination.

Eto'o took to his Instagram page and sent a message of encouragement to the Super Eagles star after the “disrespectful” and “hurtful” incident.

“My younger brother, Memory in football lasts 90mins, The time of a Match and Next. For us, You are and will always be our Champion . nly he who has the courage to shoot can miss. Thank you for your courage great champion,” he wrote.

The club are yet to make a statement on the incident between their best player and their head coach, but multiple reports in the Italian media claimed a peace talk will hold.

Source: Legit.ng