With Claudio Pizarro out of Gareca’s calls, he was not even called for Russia 2018, and in the absence of Paolo Guerrero and Jefferson Farfán, the bicolor faced the qualifiers for Qatar 2022 and the Italian-Peruvian managed his DNI and was called for the first time to the Peruvian team. In October 2020, Gianluca Lapadula He had spent more than three years without being called up to the Italian national team and Peru had already played its first World Cup after 36 years. Gianluca Lapadula scored a hat-trick in the friendly match between Italy and San Marino I can say one thing: being called up by the peruvian national team is the most important opportunity i have had in my life so far”, he quoted on his official Facebook account on February 23, 2016. “You, the Peruvian people, have filled my heart with immense love and I am sure that that so much strength that I have now in the field is thanks to you. The Pescara attacker himself later explained that his decision was based on the fact that his priority was to obtain promotion with Pescara from Italy, which he achieved in June 2016. However, he was not in the 2016 Copa América either. We will have to see, ”said the DT of Peru at that time. It may be that he is in the Copa América. But at the moment he is focused on Serie B, but he maintains the interest of the national team. “ Lapadula needs more time to think about it. Gianluca Lapadula and his family met with Ricardo Gareca and the technical command of the Peruvian national team in 2016ĭays after the meeting in Turin, Italy, the coach of the Peruvian national team Ricardo Gareca announced that Gianluca Lapadula He had decided not to play for the moment with the Peruvian team. “IL Peruviano” caught the attention of Colombian journalist Juan Arango and the news reached Videna immediately through Peruvian scouting. The sports scout Víctor Zaferson received the information of the existence of Gianluca Lapadula in the Serie B of Italy. The Italian-Peruvian striker was known for in Pescara and his soccer environment due to his Peruvian ancestry on the part of his mother Blanca Aida Vargas Higinio, married to Gianfranco Lapadula (his father), and his little-known name was spread until he reached the technical command of the Peruvian team of Ricardo Gareca. “IL Peruviano”, was the word of the Italian reporter in one of his goals in Serie B. The unusual discovery of Gianluca Lapadula for the Peruvians it was thanks to his goal at Pescara in December 2015. The selection became a motivation to be the best version of myself“, summarized Gianluca Lapadula about what the Peruvian team meant for his life and for now it is true. “It was all new, every day I learned something more and all that became a responsibility towards the national team and Peru. In addition, from qualifying for the World Cup playoff for Qatar 2022 Six years and four months have passed, but also 20 games, six goals and three assists with the peruvian national team. The news of a scoring striker who played for Pescara in Italy’s Serie B with Peruvian descent on his mother’s side and eligible to play for the peruvian national team appeared in December 2015. Gianluca Lapadula He came to the Peruvian team to stay, make history, and penetrate the hearts of Peruvians, and for many he is close to becoming an idol of the white and red team. Gianluca Lapadula: the path from heartbreak to unconditional love for the ‘Bambino’ in times of playoffs (Photo: Reuters)