Fighting for a penalty, striker Lorenzo Lucca was shunned by his teammates and substituted by the coach immediately after scoring the only goal to help Udinese win in Serie A this morning.
In the earliest match of round 26 of Serie A on the morning of February 22 (Hanoi time), Udinese won 1-0 at Lecce thanks to a penalty kick in the 32nd minute by Lorenzo Lucca. However, Lucca himself was boycotted by the entire Udinese team and coaching staff for his actions in taking the penalty kick.
According to AS, teammate Florian Thauvin was originally the player given the right to take the penalty by the coach. However, Lucca fought with Thauvin, despite the dissuasion of his teammates.
Despite successfully converting the penalty, the Italian striker had to celebrate alone in the indifference of the whole team. Outside the field, head coach Kosta Runjaic was extremely angry with Lucca's behavior.
Immediately after scoring from the 11m mark, Lucca was substituted by coach Runjaic to make way for Iker Bravo. The camera lens then showed Lucca continuously explaining and justifying his behavior to the Udinese coaching staff.
Lucca is an Italian striker who has scored 7 goals from 10 penalties in his career, with a success rate of 70%. This season, he has taken 1 penalty and scored against Salernitana in the Italian Cup in September 2024, with a success rate of 100% this season alone.
TB (summary)