Cagliari 1-0 could not be scored Juventus at the Juventus Stadium for the round of 16 of the Italian Cup 2024. This after a lost goal Gianluca Lapadulawho could not cross his shot to beat the rival goalkeeper while away. The action took place at dawn at the meeting.
Only one minute into the game, the box ‘blue red’ He came out playing from behind with the goalkeeper Simone Scuffet and then with the left side Thomas Augello.
At that, the ball reached the feet of the Peruvian striker. he ‘Bambino’ controlled and released on the right side of the field, where it was visible Matteo Prati. The midfielder overflowed across his sector and placed a dangerous ball into the heart of the team’s area. ‘black and white’.
In that area it seemed Gianluca Lapadula. But first Gianluca Gaetano let the play pass and drew the marker of one of the rival centre-backs, leaving the Peruvian national team player free. So, he was close to converting the first one Cagliari to surprise away from home for the Italian Cup.
The scorer ‘inca’ He swept and hit it with his left foot to open the scoring. However, goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio was alert to the play and ended up clearing the ball. Therefore, Lapadula missed a clear opportunity to celebrate his goal with the Sardinian team in the local competition.
After that, Cagliari He made up to three shots towards the goal Juventus. But the opposing defense was stopped well and only the last one ran near the right post ‘zebra’. Everyone was crying, because the pace of the game could have changed, because the visitor could play with the desperation of the rival.
Gianluca Lapadula trying to qualify for the quarter finals of the The Italian Cup in one duel with Juventus. In the other keys they will play Atalanta vs Cesena, Roma against Sampdoria and Inter against Udinese. Bologna, Milan Emoli and Lazio are already in the next stage and are just waiting for their respective rivals.
The Peruvian born in Italy came from injury with Cagliari. In fact, he only returned in the duel against Atalanta in Serie A, although he could not have any minutes, since he remained on the bench. And now he started against Juventus in the Coppa Italia.
This season has not been favorable at all Gianluca Lapadula. And while his name sounded to leave Cagliari in the summer market in Europe, he finally stayed to fulfill his contract that bound him until 30 June 2026.
However, physical problems took their toll on the 34-year-old striker, who was barely available in 11 games, being able to score just one goal. Precisely, this score happened on September 24 in the second round of the Italian Cup in a 1-0 win against Cremonese.
Andrea Pinamonti, Roberto Piccoli and Zito Luvumbo won the fight against him ‘paw’ in the attack. Coach Davide Nicola has not put much faith in Peru, who will look to take advantage of the Christmas break to get ready and change their situation. Cagliari.
2024 is not a positive year for the Peruvian team and much less for Gianluca Lapadula. He played a total of 11 matches and scored a goal in a 2-0 win against Nicaragua in a FIFA friendly.
Their performance was much lower than expected, although this went hand in hand with the poor performance of the ‘bicolor’, who were eliminated in the group stage of the Copa América and are in last place in the 2026 Qualifiers.