Ademola Lookman in fierce altercation with his own manager following substitution in Champions League game | OneFootball

Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman was held back after being grabbed by his manager Ivan Juric on Wednesday night. 

Juric substituted the 28-year-old in the second half of the Champions League game against Marseille, which the Serie A side won 1-0. 

As the winger came off the pitch, he appeared to say something to the Croatian boss that sparked a furious reaction from him. 

Juric immediately grabbed Lookman’s arm before chief executive officer Luca Percassi and teammate Marten de Roon separated the pair to prevent further escalation. 

The former Everton star looked shocked and angered by his manager’s behaviour. 

The incident occurred when the scores were 0-0, with Lookman replaced by Yunus Musah. 

With five minutes remaining, Juric introduced Lazar Samardzic for Charles De Ketelaere, who had earlier failed to convert a penalty. 

The former Southampton manager’s change paid off as Samardzic grabbed an 89th-minute winner for his team. 

Lookman joined Atalanta from RB Leipzig in 2022. He has bagged 53 goals and 25 assists in 127 senior appearances.

However, the forward’s spell in Bergamo has been marred by disciplinary issues.  

He had a public exchange of words with Gian Piero Gasperini earlier this year after being described as ‘one of the worst penalty takers’ by the former boss. 

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