‘Ademola Lookman is training well’ – Atalanta manager Ivan Juric backs Nigeria to get back to his best

The head coach of Atalanta, Ivan Juric, has backed Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman to get back to his best very soon.

The 27-year-old made his first appearance of the season in Atalanta’s 3-0 win away at Torino, coming on late to replace Kamaldeen Sulemana.

Since then, Lookman has been stepping up his training with the squad, and Juric believes he is on the right path to regaining full fitness.

“He’s training well, and slowly we will try to get him back to full strength,” Juric said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s Serie A clash with Juventus.

The Croatian tactician also reflected on his side’s progress in attack.

“I’m frustrated with the points we dropped against Pisa because we could have won. Since then, the team has unlocked in attack, and we want to continue like this,” he said.

Looking ahead to the Juventus game, he urged his side to remain grounded.

“We have to be humble. We’re facing a team that has a lot of technical solutions. At Atalanta, we have to think about ourselves,” the Atalanta manager added.