Gianluca Lapadula plays again after 5 months
For the matches against Bolivia and Venezuela, the Peruvian national team received good news. Gianluca Lapadula, one of the figures of the national team, has overcome his ankle injury and played an official match after five months. This is celebrated by Juan Reynoso and the fans of the national team.
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During the 76th minute of the match between Cagliari and Udinese in the Italian Cup, Claudio Ranieri decided to make changes in his team and substituted defender Paulo Azzi for Gianluca Lapadula.
The strategy worked well because four minutes after Lapadula's entry, Nicolas Viola scored the equalizer for Cagliari. Gianluca is important for his teammates, his experience is key for Cagliari.
Will Gianluca Lapadula be called up for the matches against Bolivia and Venezuela?
In the last press conference, Juan Reynoso avoided giving details about Gianluca Lapadula's call-up for matchday 5 and 6 of the qualifiers, where Peru will face Bolivia and Venezuela.
"Lapadula, we'll see how he keeps evolving, the truth is that he is eager, we have talked to him," said the coach of the Peruvian national team, Juan Reynoso.