Gianluca Lapadula celebrates the first of his three goals against San Marino Gianluca Lapadula scored a hat-trick as a new-look Italy team thrashed their enclaved neighbours San Marino 8-0. At 27-years-old, the AC Milan striker was among the oldest players in an experimental side given an opportunity by Azzurri boss Giampiero Ventura to prove their worth ahead of bigger tests to come. Lapadul...Full Story »

Gianluca Lapadula's 86th-minute winner spared AC Milan's blushes as they came from a goal down to secure a 2-1 home victory over struggling Crotone in Serie A's early kick-off on Sunday. Diego Falcinelli had given the visitors a shock 26th-minute lead and, although Mario Pasalic levelled four minutes before half-time, the top-flight debutants looked set to pick up a point after goalkeeper Alex ...Full Story »

Substitute Gianluca Lapadula grabbed his maiden AC Milan goal to earn the Rossoneri all three points from their trip to Palermo. His 27 goals helped Pescara achieve promotion to the top flight last season but the Turin-born striker has struggled to make an impact for his new employers at San Siro. After Suso gave Milan the lead in Sicily, Ilija Nestorovski set struggling Palermo on a path to t...Full Story »

AC Milan have confirmed the signing of Gianluca Lapadula, with the striker signing a contract until 2021 with the Rossoneri. The 26-year-old attracted plenty of interest with his form last season, as he fired Pescara to promotion with 30 goals in 44 games for the club. However, it was always likely that he would move on this summer given the top clubs monitoring his progress, with Juventus, ...Full Story »

Numerous reports say Milan have beaten Napoli and Juventus to the signing of Pescara’s Gianluca Lapadula. The striker has been sought by a number of top-flight clubs, as he was Serie B top-scorer last season. The Delfini had urged him to choose Napoli, but there were three other clubs who had offers accepted and a decision was expected tonight. Now Sky, Mediaset, Tuttomercatoweb and G...Full Story »

Leicester's interest in Serie B top-scorer Gianluca Lapadula has been confirmed by Pescara manager Massimo Oddo, who also endorses his potential move to England. Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri's ability to get the best out of relatively unknown players was illustrated this season as he made a squad valued at a mere £55 million into Premier League champions. Now the Italian has turned his eyes...Full Story »