The Peruvian striker scored the winning goal which lifted Cagliari to sixth place in Serie B.

Gianluca Lapadula scored a new goal B-series of Italythis time to give victory to Cagliari 1-0 at home against his former team, the Benevento. The Peruvian striker scored the game’s only goal in the 77th minute, as he edged past the opposing defense with a corner kick from team-mate Vincenzo Millico and fired a header at the near post that was impossible for the keeper.

In this way, the Italian-Peruvian scored his ninth goal this season and ranks third top scorer in the tournament, tied with Finland’s Joel Pohjanpalo from Venice and behind Moroccan Walid Cheddira from Bari and Italian Matteó Brunori from Palermowho have 13 conquests.

Gianluca Lapadula he is on course to surpass his mark from last season in which he scored 13 goals. It should be noted that last year he played only 24 games due to his conflict with the coach, while this season he played quite normally and has already played 23 games.

Those led by Claudio Ranieri They added their second consecutive victory in the championship, since the previous date, they beat 2-1 against SPALmeeting in which, the Italo-Peruvian was also present on the scoreboard.

With this result, the Sardinian team added 35 points to the standings and consolidated itself in sixth place. This location ensures them a place in the playoffs for promotion to the a league. Moreover, they are eight points behind Genoawho sits in second place, which secures a direct place in the Italian first division next season.

However, that distance could be shortened as their 2-0 loss to Modena in the last fixture was canceled and could be replayed. The reason was that the player Cagliari, Adam Obert received two yellow cards, but was not sent off, so the match is under investigation. Despite the fact that Lapadula’s team benefited from it, its leaders made a request to play it again.

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