US EditionLookman shines on Atletico debut in 5-0 Betis rout
- On Thursday, Ademola Lookman scored on his Atlético Madrid debut in a 5-0 rout of Real Betis that sent the club to the Copa del Rey semifinals.
- Amid transfer-week activity, Lookman was signed from Atalanta near the end of the winter transfer window after asking to leave that club, citing broken promises and poor treatment.
- Key contributors included Dávid Hancko in the 12th, Giuliano Simeone in the 30th, and Ademola Lookman in the 37th, with the latter scoring on his Atlético debut.
- Atlético advanced to the last four of the Copa del Rey for the third straight season and will try to reach its first final since 2012-13.
- The draw for the semifinals with Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad is set for Friday, and Atlético vs Betis rematch is Sunday with Atlético third and Betis fifth, 10 points behind.
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The Morning CallMADRID (AP) — Ademola Lookman scored in her debut with the Atlético de Madrid in the score on Thursday 5-0 on the Real Betis that sent Diego Simeone's team to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
Pesadilla del Betis in Copa del Rey. The team led by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini fell without appeal this Thursday in Seville by 0-5 to the Atlético de Madrid, being eliminated in the quarterfinals. Diego Simeone’s painting turned the series with the verdiblancos into an exhibition without nuances. At La Cartuja Stadium, the capital team crushed its rival and sealed his pass to semifinals with a demolishing performance. The beginning had a brief b…
Irreverent, brazen, vertical, precise and lethal. They could be adjectives that describe the Atlético de Madrid that ruthlessly torn the Betis in just 20 minutes to...
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