League B of Italy reacted to the meeting of Gianluca Lapadula with Pope Francis

An emotional moment lived Gianluca Lapadula. The Benevento striker from Serie B attended the Vatican to be present at Pope Francis’ general audience. The Peruvian player did not miss the opportunity and gave the Supreme Pontiff a very special gift, the shirt of the Peruvian National Team.

After the gift, more than one account on social networks applauded the attacker’s gesture; Among them, the Italian League B, a tournament in which Gianluca Lapadula’s team is in fifth place.

“Papadula”Wrote the competition on Twitter along with the photograph of exAC Milan with Pope Francis. Quickly, the publication had hundreds of ‘likes’, which applauded what the footballer did.

Lapadula attended the event to hear from the highest representative of the Catholic Church. When the Pope approached to give the blessing to the attendees, ‘Il Peruviano’ gave him the red-and-white clothing. Jorge Bergoglio is known for his love of soccer and is declared a fan of San Lorenzo de Almagro, for which he immediately smiled and thanked him.

“In this year of the Bicentennial in Peru, where the Peruvian Nativity took place in the Vatican, I had the immense pleasure of being able to personally present the Pope with a shirt from our national team. Thank you from the heart, Holy Father! It was a great emotion to see him and shake his hand! ”, wrote the national player after what happened.

Gianluca Lapadula has become in 2021 the main reference of the attack of the Peruvian National Team. He made his debut on the double date of November 2020, but his influence on the team could be seen in June of this year, when he shone in the match against Ecuador in Quito (2-1) and during the Copa América in Brazil.