Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman scored his first goal of the LaLiga campaign as Atletico Madrid produced a commanding 3-1 victory over Sevilla on Saturday to move to the top of the early league standings, Trybal News reports.
Atletico made a flying start, taking the lead in the fourth minute when Alex Baena converted Lee Kang-in’s assist.
Lookman doubled the advantage in the 26th minute, finding space inside the penalty area before calmly finishing Pablo Barrios pass into the bottom-left corner to register his first league goal of the season.
Baena then completed his brace in the 33rd minute with a superb strike from outside the box after being set up by Marcos Llorente, putting Atletico 3-0 ahead.
Sevilla pulled one back through Miguel Sierra in the 66th minute, but Diego Simeone’s side held firm to claim all three points.
Lookman delivered an energetic performance during his 66 minutes on the pitch, registering three shots, three dribbles with two successful, 45 touches and 32 passes, completing 26. He also made four recoveries, won three of six ground duels and recorded one defensive contribution.
The victory takes Atletico Madrid to seven points from their opening three matches, sending them to the summit of the early LaLiga table.
