Udinese's 1-0 away win over Lecce on Friday was overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Lorenzo Lucca's winning penalty, which angered his teammates and coach.

Udinese became the latest Italian club involved in penalty controversy on Friday night, where a player was substituted straight after scoring his spot-kick. On Tuesday, Ademola Lookman was publicly criticised by manager Gian Piero Gasperini for missing a penalty in the Champions League knockout play-off second leg defeat to Club Brugge.

Bizarre scenes followed in Udinese's group stage game vs Lecce match in the Serie A, when striker Lorenzo Lucca fought with his entire team for a penalty. Lucca converted the penalty but then was subbed off immediately by the coach.

Lorenzo Lucca scored a penalty for Udinese on Friday night as they played Lecce, but what would normally be cause for celebrations instead was greeted by a ston

Udinese striker Lorenzo Lucca was substituted by his angry coach Kosta Runjaic after causing a row with his teammates

Lorenzo Lucca’s argument with teammates about him taking a first-half penalty scarred Udinese’s 1-0 win at Lecce in Serie A on Saturday (2, 2025). Captain Florian Thauvian is Udinese’s regular penalty-taker but Lucca grabbed the ball and pushed away teammates who came to discuss his decision.

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.

Lecce midfielder Balthazar Pierret, center, tries to dibble past Udinese midfielder Sandi Lovrić (8) during the Serie A soccer match between US Lecce and Udinese Calcio at the Via del Mare Stadium in Lecce,