At the Ciro Vigorito Communal Stadium, Gianluca Lapadula redialed with Benevento after almost 5 months. The ‘Bambino’ scored the momentary draw for his team against SPAL for date 38 of Series B.
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Lapadula titular in Benevento
Gianluca Lapadula is back. This Friday, Benevento announced the starting team that will face Spal on matchday 38 of Series B with the striker of the Peruvian national team among those who start. In this way, after a long absence, the player will see action with his club for the first time since he played the FIFA day, on the occasion of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, in March.
Until now, the ‘Bambino de los Andes’ had been considered among those called up, but coach Fabio Caserta chose to exclude the gunner from the final list, so he watched his team’s duels from the stands. According to the DT, as the official version, the inactivity of the ‘9′ was related to an ankle injury.
Since the match against Paraguay for the Qualifiers on March 30, ‘Il Peruviano’ had not been on the pitch. After earning a spot in the playoffs for the World Cup, the center forward returned to Italy to rejoin the ‘Brujos’ discipline, but did not play seven games: Pisa, Reggina, Vicenza, Cosenza, Pordenone, Ternana and Monza.
Lapadula had not been a starter for Benevento since March 12 in a match against Crotone, always for Italian promotion. After that clash, Gianluca did not appear on the payroll against Brescia and entered against Frosinone (31 minutes). Right away, the 32-year-old footballer joined the Peruvian team.