Gianluca Lapadula, the ‘9’ of the Peruvian team who has chosen to believe

Gianluca Lapadula has made the t-shirt of the peruvian team a sweet and endless company. This two-colored cloth covers him, protects him, gives him the virtue of believing. For this reason, during his visit to the Vatican, he did not hesitate to present the white and red to Pope Francis. ‘Lapagol’ left Rome with the go-ahead to, as the announcer Toño Vargas would say, sing at full volume that blessed word called goal.

In times of spirituality, of thanksgiving, Lapadula had the initiative to register to attend the Pope’s general audience, which is held every Wednesday at the Vatican. Benevento’s ‘9’ took advantage of a break from his sporting activity and traveled to the Italian capital with his whole family. The message for millions of Peruvians is only one: four dates before the end of the Qualifiers, Lapadula chooses to believe.

It is important that the main goal card arrives strengthened in body and soul at the close of this pre-global competition.

This last section of 2021 registered the best averages of ‘Lapagol’, only comparable with his magnificent 2016 with Pescara. That campaign, in the Italian Serie B, led him to a contract with AC Milan and his only call-up to the ‘azzurri’ team.

At the age of 31, now Lapadula’s expectations are twofold: to make history with the Peruvian team and return to a First Division tournament in Europe. Twelve months ago this was all a utopia and today it is a happy possibility.

Good end of the year

In Italy, football activity does not have a long hiatus during the holidays. On December 26, the Benevento He will face SPAL and Lapadula will have another chance to keep moving away as the top scorer in Serie B (so far he has 10 points).

Despite this happy present, which reassures Ricardo Gareca, The bicolor ‘9’ is aware that the transfer market will reopen in January and that, once again, it could jump to a more competitive championship.

Jorge Bergoglio, the Argentine pope, has never hidden his soccer weakness: a fan of San Lorenzo and the star of postcards with the most important stars of the moment. Peru was never alien to Pope Francis.

Claudio pizarro He visited him in 2014 with the entire Bayern squad. That same year, Juan Manuel Vargas placeholder image he met the Pope, when he still belonged to Fiorentina. In 2018, six months after Russia World CupRicardo Gareca was part of the welcoming delegation to Pope Francis during his visit to our country. Paolo Guerrero, who was fighting his option to play the World Cup in the TAS, also attended the official ceremony at the Government Palace.

While defining his sporting future, the Bicolor forward had the initiative to visit the Pope Francisco in the Vatican. The divine strengthens and renews. Lapadula will come recharged in a little less than a month to Peru. Perhaps that scorer who arrives in Lima already has a new team or perhaps he has already accumulated more goals in Serie B. It all adds up. Lapadula has already been with the Pope. Now that his goals make us touch the sky.

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