Serie A: Lookman’s Atalanta thrash Lecce 4-0 as new signings shine

Atalanta began their Serie A campaign with a commanding 4-0 win over Lecce on Monday evening.

New signings Marco Brescianini and Mateo Retegui both quickly made impacts scoring braces in their full debuts.

Despite missing several key players, Atalanta dominated the encounter.

Coming off a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, Atalanta faced Lecce with a depleted lineup.

Notably, Ademola Lookman and Teun Koopmeiners were absent due to transfer speculations.

However, Brescianini, recently signed from Frosinone, was thrust into the starting lineup and made an immediate impact.

Lecce started aggressively, but Atalanta gradually took control.

Davide Zappacosta and Charles De Ketelaere came close before Brescianini broke the deadlock, capitalizing on a Mateo Retegui header that was initially saved by Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone.

Retegui doubled the lead with a powerful header just before halftime.

In the second half, Retegui completed his brace with a penalty after a VAR review confirmed a foul on him.

Brescianini then added his second, calmly finishing a through ball from Mario Pasalic in the 66th minute.