"Forgive them, for they know not." With these words, Lorenzo Lucca accompanied his consolation goal on Instagram in his first match for Nottingham Forest against Leeds, but the message didn't go unnoticed by Napoli fans.
Even though the phrase, in English, doesn't mention the city or the team, many Neapolitan supporters felt implicated and responded with scathing comments, ranging from criticism to urging them to look elsewhere. "This type of post is one of the reasons things haven't worked out in Naples," wrote one fan, while another quipped: "Make more of these and convince Nottingham."
Other, more scathing messages remind the former Palermo and Udinese striker of his brief stint in Campania: "I don't know if you know who you mentioned, maybe the consolation goal is a bit exaggerated" and "Great Lorenzo, stay as far away from Napoli as possible." Lucca, who scored two goals in six months at Napoli amid criticism and controversy, now finds himself at the center of a new social media debate, between those who defend the player's freedom and those who claim a never-quite-resolved resentment over his fleeting stint with the Azzurri.
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