Gianluca Lapadula He scored 25 goals in the last campaign Cagliari in Serie B. The Peruvian striker was important in achieving the long-awaited promotion to the A series. When he was preparing to face this new thing in his career, he suffered an injury that has kept him away from the courts until now. And his club is suffering more than anyone else: he has not been able to achieve a victory in the first five rounds of the Italian league (three losses and two draws). Furthermore, he only scored one goal and his goal was beaten six times.
Life without the ‘Bambino’ has become very hard for the team led by Claudio Ranieri. They lost to Inter Milan, Bologna and Atalanta; and tied without goals with Udinese and Torino. They are in the penultimate position in Serie A with just two points and only surpass last place Empoli, which has not been able to add a single point. If he does not react, he could be committed to fighting relegation this season.
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The former Leicester City manager, aware that Gianluca will still return in a couple of months, has had to try out different forwards during the start of the league. Eldor Shomurodov, Leonardo Pavoletti, Andrea Petagna and Zito Luvumbo. The latter is the one who has repeated the starting eleven the most and, in addition, he is the one who scored Cagliari’s only goal in the current campaign.
Let us remember that Lapadula had an operation on his right ankle at the end of July 2023. Then, he gradually returned to training. He started doing exercises at home and little by little he began physical activities with his legs. However, last week, Ranieri shared a sneak peek into his recovery. “I don’t have Lapadula available yet. When it arrives, it will take a month to be back in condition.“, held.
It should be noted that, in July, the club confirmed that the attacker’s recovery would take about four months (until approximately November). This means that not only will he continue to miss Serie A matches, but also the Peruvian National Team’s duels against Chile and Argentina. for the Qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup. He could make it to the matches against Bolivia and Venezuela (they are played in November), but it is not clear.
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Peru vs. Chile: TV schedules and channels
The next challenge for the Peruvian National Team will be Chile. Both will face each other on Thursday, October 12, for date 3 of the 2026 South American Qualifiers. The match will be played from 7:00 pm (Peruvian time) at the Monumental David Arellano stadium. According to television rights, the duel can be seen in Peruvian territory through television signals. ATV (Channel 9), América TV (Channel 4) and Movistar Deportes (003 and 703 HD).
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