Napoli, Lucca hunting for a goal: Florence could define his future | OneFootball

The clash between Fiorentina and Napoli brings with it a coincidence, highlighted by Corriere dello Sport, that surely hasn’t gone unnoticed by statistics enthusiasts. Lorenzo Lucca, now a striker for the Azzurri, scored his last Serie A goal precisely against the Viola. It was last May 25th, at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, on the final day of the league. That goal didn’t prevent his former team, Udinese, from losing, but it did help make the end of the season a little less bitter. At the same time, it allowed Fiorentina to secure a European spot, guaranteeing them access to the Conference League for the fourth consecutive time.

Lucca, 111 days without a goal: Napoli hopes the match against Fiorentina will bring the striker back to scoring

Fate, then, seems intent on reconnecting the threads of that story: Fiorentina was the last team punished by Lucca, and it’s precisely against the Viola that the Napoli striker will now be hunting for his first goal in his new jersey. It’s an extra motivation to try to break his official 111-day goal drought.

That’s not all: even in the first leg of last season, played at the Franchi, Lucca managed to get on the scoresheet. A double precedent that cannot go unnoticed and that fuels Antonio Conte’s confidence, ready to consider him a valuable alternative in an attacking department already strengthened by the arrival of Hojlund. Napoli, coming off a convincing start, knows well that the trip to Florence represents a significant test. In this context, Lucca could prove to be the extra weapon, in a stadium and against a club that had long courted him and that, once again, intertwines with his footballing destiny.

Andrea Alati

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