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The Percassi household are as a result of maintain a particular summit to clean issues over between Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini and striker Ademola Lookman after their bitter public row.

, each President Antonio Percassi and his son, CEO Luca Percassi, will probably be on the coaching floor in Bergamo on Thursday for a head to head assembly.

They hope to calm the cut up that erupted between the star participant and his coach following the Champions League play-off exit to Membership Brugge.

How Lookman-Gasperini row erupted at Atalanta CAGLIARI, ITALY - DECEMBER 14: Atalanta's coach Gian Piero Gasperini reacts during the Serie A match between Cagliari and Atalanta at Sardegna Arena on December 14, 2024 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)

Lookman made his comeback from damage at half-time along with his workforce 3-0 down, 5-1 on combination, and scored a objective earlier than he stepped up and noticed his penalty saved by Simon Mignolet.

The Nigeria worldwide has a notoriously poor file from the spot and was not one of many designated takers, so his insistence on going for objective irritated Gasperini.

“Lookman is without doubt one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen,” confessed the coach in a press convention.

, warning he discovered these feedback to be “disrespectful.”

Now Atalanta homeowners are attempting to deliver the pair again collectively, though even earlier than that it was

Milan director Geoffrey Moncada admits they needed to ‘argue’ with Feyenoord to get Santiago Gimenez and leaves the door open for preserving Joao Felix from Chelsea.

The Champions League play-off kicks off at San Siro at 17.45 GMT.

The Rossoneri misplaced the primary leg 1-0 in Rotterdam and the and attain the Spherical of 16.

It’s a signal of how a lot the January switch window modified the squad that their obtainable new signings are all within the beginning XI.

“We’re pleased as a result of everyone seems to be right here as we speak. We obtained the primary leg flawed, however as we speak we’re on dwelling turf and it’s the proper second to do one thing vital,”

“We have to rating not less than two targets to undergo and we really feel assured.”

Milan remodeled squad in January epa11899222 AC Milan's Joao Felix gestures during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona FC in Milan, Italy, 15 February 2025. EPA-EFE/ROBERTO BREGANI

Gimenez was bought from Feyenoord within the January window, which was a tough negotiation course of, made even more durable by the actual fact they already knew that Milan could be their rivals within the Champions League play-off.

“We’ve got recognized him for a few years, we labored with him and his agent earlier than. The Dutch golf equipment are very laborious to signal gamers from, we all the time have to argue a little bit bit,” confessed Moncada.

“He is aware of their defenders very nicely and subsequently it’s as much as him this night to do his job and rating targets.”

Joao Felix arrived on mortgage from Chelsea, however there are already rumours that Milan are attempting to both lengthen the mortgage for subsequent season or make it a everlasting switch.

“We have been missing creativity within the squad, so we considered Joao Felix, who already knew the coach. It additionally is dependent upon him and us, we’ll see in the summertime how issues are going,” added Moncada.

“He has introduced one thing completely different to the squad and we’re very proud of him.”

Atalanta summit to calm Gasperini and Lookman argument

Moncada on Milan hope, Gimenez argument and Joao Felix thought