Gianluca Lapadula He continues to score goals, this time he did it to give the victory to the Cagliari 1-0 at home over his former team, the Benevento, by the Date 24 of the B-series of Italy. The Peruvian striker scored the only goal of the game in the 77th minute, when he anticipated the rival defense with a corner kick taken by his teammate Vincenzo Millico and hit a header at the near post that was impossible for the goalkeeper.
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In this way, the Italian-Peruvian added his ninth goal this season and ranks as the third top scorer of the tournament, tied with the Finn Joel Pohjanpalo from Venezia and behind the Moroccan Walid Cheddira from Bari and the Italian Matteó Brunori from Palermowho have 13 conquests each.
The 33-year-old attacker he is close to surpassing his mark from last season in which he scored 13 goals. It should be noted that last year he only played 24 games due to his conflict with the coach, while this time he has performed completely normally and has already played 23 games.
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Added to these goals is the one he scored in the 3-2 victory over Perugia for the Italian Cup, a competition in which they are already eliminated because they lost 1-0 to Bologna in the second round. This season the victims of Gianluca Lapadula they were Benevento (2), Reggina, Südtirol, Pisa, Frosinone, Perugia (2), Cosenza and SPAL.
Those led by Claudio Ranieri They added their second consecutive victory in the championship, since the previous date they defeated 2-1 against SPALmeeting in which, the Italian-Peruvian was also present on the scoreboard.
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With this result, the Sardinian team added 35 points in the standings and consolidated itself in sixth place. This location ensures them a place in the playoffs for promotion to the A series. In addition, they are eight points behind the Genoawhich ranks second, which secures a direct place in the Italian first division next season.
However, this distance could be shortened since their 2-0 defeat against Modena last date was canceled and could be played again. The reason was that the player of the Cagliari, Adam Obert received two yellow cards, but was not sent off, so the match is under investigation. Despite the fact that the Lapadula team was the beneficiary, its managers made a request to play it again.
Gianluca Lapadula turned 33 years old last Tuesday, February 7, and received many praises. The Conmebol page wrote: “The scorer of the Peruvian team Gianluca Lapadula has his birthday today! Many congratulations and best wishes for Lapagol!”.
In addition, the official account of the Peruvian team dedicated a message to him: “We affectionately greet Gianluca Lapadula, forward of our Peruvian team, on his birthday. Many congratulations and best wishes!”
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