Udinese players fight over penalty duty: Lucca scores and immediately subbed off – Football Italia – February 21 latest

Lorenzo Lucca went against team orders to take a penalty during the Serie A match between Lecce and Udinese on Friday night, fighting off several of his teammates to take the spot-kick, despite not being the designated taker. 

Udinese players fight over penalty: Lucca subbed immediately after

Several Udinese players were furious with their teammate, who grabbed the ball and stood over the penalty spot despite the fact that Florian Thauvian was on the pitch as the designated taker, and was wearing the captain’s armband, too. 

Lucca refused to let anybody else take the kick, which led to an angry confrontation from some of his teammates, including Jaka Bijol, who tried to push him away from the penalty spot. 

Thauvin, Alexis Sanchez and Oumar Solet were among the other players to get involved in the confrontation. Even the Lecce players were left annoyed by the situation, given how long it took for the penalty to be taken. 

In the end, it was a well-dispatched penalty, flying over Wladimiro Falcone and into the top left corner of the net. 

Incredibly, Udinese coach Kosta Rubnjaic decided to substitute Lucca off immediately afterwards, sending Iker Bravo on to replace him in the 36th minute. 

Defy your captain’s orders
Bury the penalty kick
Get subbed off

What a wild turn of events for Udinese striker Lorenzo Lucca pic.twitter.com/pcj4yxXYfw

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