If there is a happy club somewhere in the world right now, it is Cagliari Calcio, which continues to celebrate its dramatic promotion to Serie A 2023-24 after defeating Bari away last Sunday in a tough match.
Despite not having the best start of the season, the 'rossoblu' team achieved their long-awaited return to the highest category of Italian football with Gianluca Lapadula and Claudio Ranieri as the main actors. The former was crucial with his 25 goals in the campaign, while the coach managed to lift the team in time to secure the last spot in the top division through the playoffs.
These two characters starred in an emotional moment after the match played at the San Nicola Stadium in Bari, when they hugged each other while the entire 'Casteddu' celebrated on the field. That moment was remembered by the club on their social media. "The world in a hug," reads the publication.
Lapadula was present in Cagliari's celebration
When everything indicated that 'Lapagol' was going to board a plane to Seoul to join the Peruvian national team, last June 12 he was with his teammates during the celebrations of the promotion at the Arena Cerdeña. There, a large group of fans chanted the name of our compatriot when he appeared on the field and was able to lift the trophy awarded by the Lega B a few days earlier.
Lapadula will have a rest before joining the national team
This morning, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) announced through a statement that Gianluca Lapadula will not be with the national team for the game against South Korea and will only join the team on Saturday, June 17 in Osaka, with a view to the match against the Japanese team.
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