
Udinese player confronts entire team and coach so he would take penalty
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 22.02.25. | 01:09
...And he instantly gets subbed off as a punishment by his own coach. Before that, he managed to score a winner
It's not that often that we see teammates fighting over who will take a penalty, and especially not on the big stage, in those top European leagues. Yet, that's what happened on Friday night as Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca confronted several of his teammates.
Lucca was adamant, insisting he should take the penalty in the 32nd minute, obviously going against team orders as he was not the designated taker.
⚽️ Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca refuses to give up the ball to appointed penalty taker (& captain), Florian Thauvin
— Calcio England (@CalcioEngland) February 21, 2025
Lucca scores, celebrates alone…and then is promptly subbed off
That’s going to be a frosty changing room at the end of the game!pic.twitter.com/jJ1jDDThVr
His teammates were visibly furious because Lucca grabbed the ball and stood all the time over the penalty spot. The team's captain, Florian Thauvian, was on the pitch as the designated taker, but it wasn't worth much, as Lucca refused all his teammates' attempts, including a couple of attempts to push him away from the spot.
Finally, after a few minutes of mayhem, he converted a penalty but was instantly subbed off by Udinese's coach Kosta Runjaic.
Interestingly, that was the decisive moment of the game, as Udinese managed to hold onto a 1-0 lead until the end and win all three points.
SERIE A - MATCHDAY 26
Friday
Lecce - Udinese 0-1 (0-1)
/Lucca 32 pen/
Saturday
17.00: (4.10) Parma (3.50) Bologna (1.92)
17.00: (5.50) Venezia (3.70) Lazio (1.67)
20.00: (3.90) Torino (3.45) Milan (2.10)
22.45: (1.28) Inter (5.40) Genoa (12.0)
Sunday
14.30: (3.50) Como (3.35) Napoli (2.25)
17.00: (4.30) Verona (3.60) Fiorentina (1.95)
20.00: (6.00) Empoli (4.20) Atalanta (1.60)
22.45: (4.20) Cagliari (3.50) Juventus (1.90)
Monday
22.45: (1.32) Roma (5.10) Monza (10.0)
***odds are subject to change***



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