Gasperini furious as Lookman mistakenly subbed off

As reported by Corriere dello Sport, Gasperini wanted to make an attacking substitution, replacing Ederson with Lazar Samardzic.

The Italian tactician reportedly told the team manager to take out Ederson, calling him ‘Ede’, but he was misunderstood as the Atalanta staff member thought Gasperini said ‘Ade’, standing for Ademola Lookman.

Gasperini only realised there had been a misunderstanding when he saw Lookman’s number on the electronic board and could do nothing to avoid his substitution.

Ederson was still replaced four minutes later, making room for Marco Brescianini.

Gasperini had previously subbed off Italy international Mateo Retegui, who looked visibly unhappy on the Atalanta bench.