Udinese, Kosta Runjaic closes Lorenzo Lucca case and bets on him

The case seems definitely closed.

Lorenzo Lucca takes back Udinese, after the chaos generated by his converted penalty in Lecce that sparked resentment from his teammates, annoyance from the coach and management, and a nationwide catchphrase. Thus, Kosta Runjaic himself has put the "end&#quot; word on the matter.

"Lucca has è already apologized, even publicly, quoting on social media the phrase 'I wanted to be a tough guy'. But in the meantime, we talked about it internally,” Runjaic explained in the press conference on the eve of Udinese-Parma. “Such episodes are negative, but they can have a positive side. We focused on the fact that the group comes before everything".

" It è was an isolated incident, we have to go beyond that. There's a good atmosphere in the team, and Lucca has è been very busy in training. I expect him to work a lot for the team tomorrow and to be dangerous in the goal zone", added Runjaic, hinting that the former Ajax center forward will be reintroduced as a starter.

"Against Lecce he scored a penalty that allowed us to win the game. At the team level we then collectively processed what è happened, and I think this process was positive. I hope that Lucca can resume scoring and score as many goals as possible, for himself and for Udinese", Runjaic concluded.