Gianluca Lapadula: why doesn't he play with Benevento and the chance to go to another team

Gianluca Lapadula is close to completing a month without stepping on a pitch and if situation worries the Peruvian national team. Since returning from their call for the last double date of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, Benvento had five matches, but in none could the Peruvian be present. In the last one he was summoned, but was left off the list by technical decision.

Apparently, the national striker is no longer liked nor does he have the best relationship with coach Fabio Caserta, who has not had him in recent days and there is no good argument so far. The 'Bambino' has not reported injuries or undisciplines. However, it is out of the matches and everything indicates that it is also because of a problem with your contract due to an attempt to exit.

Recall that before the Peruvian national team matches, the 33-year-old footballer had a legal problem with his club, which did not allow him to be present in Serie B duels on several occasions. Everything was settled before the matches against Uruguay and Paraguay, but today they seem to have returned. Since the match against the 'albirroja' (March 29), the dual nationality player was able to play five matches: against Pisa SC, Reggina, VicEnza, Nuova Cosenza and Pordenone.

On the final day, Benevento played against Pordenone for the 35th date of Italy's second division. 'Lapagol' appeared on the list of players called up for this match, but then he stayed in the stands of the stadium and had no options to play. The Italian strategist decided to leave him out of the engagement, which ended with 4-1 victory at the end.

On the following date, the 'Las Brujas' team will play against Ternana Calcio on Monday, April 25 from 11:00am (Peruvian time) and everything indicates that Gianluca Lapadula will be out of the match for the sixth time in a row. The offensive footballer is still the goalscorer of his team with 10 goals.

NEW COURSE IN ITALY?

According to information from journalist Franz Tamayo, there would be a chance for Gianluca Lapadula with another team. The team from the same country that wants it is Cremonese, a team that leads the Serie B and is just about to seal its promotion to the first division of Italy. However, the offer for the player and his representative will only be given when his move to Serie A becomes official.

Let's remember that 'Bambino' has a contract with the Italian team until June 2023, but his idea is to leave at the end of the season. According to some Italian media, there will be a meeting this week with everyone involved to define their future. The player's objective is to be clear about what will happen when the pass market opens again.

Now, another important factor is that the value of Gianluca Lapadula is now, according to Transfermarkt, 4 million euros. However, it is very likely that he will exceed those numbers due to the good time with the Peruvian national team and the possibility of playing the Qatar 2022 World Cup at the end of the year. This would invite Benevento not to let go easily.

GIANLUCA LAPADULA IN QATAR 2022 QUALIFIERS

Let us remember that Gianluca Lapadula is the starting striker of the 'blanquirroja'. In the last South American Qualifiers heading to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, he played 13 matches out of 18 that were played. He contributed with two goals to Bolivia, Venezuela and Paraguay. In addition, he provided an assist against Ecuador in Quito, in the match that made him the undisputed starter of the 'Blanquirroja'.This was his first qualifying process and he made his debut against Chile in Santiago.

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