Sun Sep 15 15:17:32 UTC 2024: ## Atalanta Fight Back to Beat Fiorentina, Lookman Back in Form

**Bergamo, Italy** – Atalanta kicked off their Serie A season with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Fiorentina, showcasing their resilience and offensive prowess. The match was a rollercoaster ride, with Fiorentina twice taking the lead before Atalanta stormed back to win in a dramatic first half.

Ademola Lookman, who had been the subject of transfer speculation during the summer, made his first Serie A appearance of the season and made an immediate impact. He provided an assist and scored a goal, demonstrating his importance to the team.

“Happy to be back in front of our fans and play football here,” Lookman told DAZN, “Enjoying it, we’ve got a strong squad this season and happy to play, so we go on.”

Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere completed the scoring for Atalanta. De Ketelaere praised the team’s mental strength in overcoming the two-goal deficit.

“Fiorentina scoring twice was difficult, but we proved that we have so much strength in this team to turn it around in the first half,” said De Ketelaere. “We could’ve scored a fourth goal to make it easier for ourselves, but we held out and it was a great victory.”

Atalanta will face a tough test on Thursday when they take on Premier League giants Arsenal in their first Champions League group stage match. Lookman, who was born in London, will be eager to impress against his former country.

“We’re very pleased to be in the Champions League this season,” Lookman said. “We deserved that and have to demonstrate it. We want to show the same drive and mentality that we had today to come back from behind.”

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