Morning training at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini for Cagliari, who no longer had Gianluca Lapadula in the group. The Italian-Peruvian striker, yesterday evening, left Sardinia for La Spezia, where he is undergoing medical checks before signing the contract with the Ligurian team that is in third place in Serie B. The negotiation was unblocked in the last few hours, with the resolution of some issues that had slowed down the operation in the past few days .
Lapadula leaves Cagliari after two and a half years: a total of 31 goals in 74 appearances counting all competitions. This season he played 12 games in Serie A and 3 in Coppa Italia, a tournament where he scored the only goal against Cremonese . The highlight in the first year, 2022-2023, when with 25 goals (21 in the regular season and 4 in the playoffs) he was the top scorer of Serie B and decisive for promotion.
The departure of Lapadula, who is leaving exactly five months before the expiration of his contract, will force Cagliari to find a striker quickly. Which, moreover, president Tommaso Giulini had anticipated in his speech after the match with Lecce two weeks ago . One of the names is Dennis Johnsen of Cremonese, but he is not the only one . Sporting director Nereo Bonato has three days: the winter transfer market session will end on Monday evening, just after the conclusion of the match with Lazio at the Domus that will close the twenty-third matchday of Serie A.
In view of the Serie A commitment, the rossoblù trained again without Zito Luvumbo who continues with his personalized recovery program from the injury to his left ankle . In the initial phase of the session there was space for athletic work, accompanied by ball possession exercises and games played on a reduced pitch. Tomorrow the day before Christmas Eve in the morning.