Juan Carlos Oblitas on a possible call for Gianluca Lapadula: “We...

Do you have a chance? The last weeks the name of Gianluca Lapadula was again linked directly to the Peruvian Selection and the possibilities that exist to defend the national colors in official competitions, such as the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.

Along these lines, the striker himself published on his social networks an image of his new tattoo where he wanted to pay a small tribute to his Peruvian roots, letting ‘itch’ that the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) can see it and take it into account.

In this regard, the sports director of the Federation, Juan Carlos Oblitas, he referred to this and argued that for Lapadula to be considered in the Bicolor, he must first request his Peruvian DNI.

“The only thing I hope is that Lapadula takes out his ID and takes out his passport. And there we will see if FIFA makes him eligible, which is easier today with these new regulations”, Oblitas said in an interview with the newspaper ‘El Comercio’.

As is known, the ‘9’ of the Benevento of Serie A in Italy, could also break his silence a week ago where he said that at the moment where Ricardo Gareca went to look for him to join the selection, his moment was not indicated.

“Four years ago, the technical director Gareca came to know me in Italy, we spoke in the talk of the Copa América (2016). But that was in conjunction with the playoffs (promotion) that I had to play with Pescara and I thought that, in that At the moment, accepting the call of a national team to which I was not very attached would not be correct, also because I had not earned the right to play that competition “, held on Italy’s ‘Sky Sports’.

It should be noted that Gianluca Lapadula He has played in clubs like Pescara, AC Milan, Genoa, and Lecce. Currently in Benevento.

Axel Belapatiño – Futbolperuano.com