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 ThauvinLucca scores, celebrates alone…and then is promptly subbed offThat’s going to be a frosty changing room at the end of the game!pic.twitter.com/jJ1jDDThVr— Calcio England (@CalcioEngland) February 21, 2025 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 26Friday 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***
