Europa League winners Atalanta thrashed Austrian outfit Sturm Graz 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday with Gian Piero Gasperini's side well placed to earn a spot in the competition's top eight.Striker Mateo Retegui gave Atalanta an early lead from close range,

Super Eagles' forward, Ademola Lookman, scored one goal and provided an assist in Atalanta’s 5-0 victory over Austrian club Sturm Graz on Tuesday night.

Atalanta are still in the running for direct access to the Champions League Round of 16 after a comfortable 5-0 victory over Sturm Graz with Mateo Retegui, Charles De Ketelaere and Ademola Lookman on target.

The Nigerian forward, who has been enjoying a remarkable season, ensured he made an instant impact despite coming off the bench in the fixture. Lookman, who had already found the back of the net in the Italian Serie A fixture against Napoli,

Atalanta need to get back on track in 2025 as the Champions League returns and they host Sturm Graz amid an injury crisis, as Mateo Retegui starts. It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo at 17.

Atalanta ended a five-game winless run in all competitions with a comprehensive 4-0 victory at home to Sturm Graz in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), ensuring that Italian sides extended their unbeaten streak against Austrian teams in the competition to 15 matches.

After losing to Inter Milan in Saudi Arabia, La Dea returned to league duty with a fortunate 0-0 draw against Udinese, and fit-again striker Mateo Retegui then emerged from the bench to rescue a point at home to Juventus.

Gian Piero Gasperini feels Atalanta have grabbed their first win of 2025 at ‘the right time’, defeating Sturm Graz to earn a place into the top 24 of the Champions League’s league phase, an achievement that ‘wasn’t guaranteed at the start’.

Sturm Graz head coach, Jurgen Saumel has waxed lyrical about Ademola Lookman ahead of his team’s UEFA Champions League meeting with Atalanta. Atalanta will host the Austrians in a matchday seven fixture at the Gewiss Stadium,