{"id":1282225,"date":"2022-10-11T22:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T21:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1282225"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:30:14","slug":"gianluca-scamacca-lucas-paqueta-west-ham-connection","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/gianluca-scamacca-lucas-paqueta-west-ham-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Move over Neymar, Paqueta has a new &#8216;dance partner&#8217; \u2014 Scamacca relishing &#8220;connection&#8221; with Samba sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>They say it takes two to tango. Well, Gianluca Scamacca and Lucas Paqueta are very much dancing to the same tune, forging a blossoming partnership in recent weeks that has elevated West Ham&#8217;s game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two summer recruits have taken time to settle in, owing largely to David Moyes&#8217; policy of bedding in with care and caution, but they have struck up a near-telepathic understanding across the last few games, and West Ham are reaping the rewards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Gianluca Scamacca news: Lucas Paqueta&#8217;s new &#8216;dance partner&#8217;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Scamacca has revealed he&#8217;s relishing his new &#8220;connection&#8221; with Paqueta at West Ham (<a href=\"#gianluca-scamacca-quotes\">click here for full quotes<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Paqueta has provided two assists in as many games for Scamacca against Anderlecht &amp; Fulham.<\/li>\n<li>Paqueta regularly performs dance routine celebrations with Neymar for Brazil, but appears to have struck up a new on-field relationship.<\/li>\n<li>West Ham face Anderlecht in the UECL on Thursday &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/m.skybet.com\/football\/europa-conference-league\/event\/30132871\/bet?sels= 1131919988&amp;btag=a_32243b_22c_&amp;affid=14069&amp;siteid=32243&amp;adid=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">Sky Bet are offering enhance odds of 12\/1 for\u00a0Scamacca to score 2+ goals\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Hammers have flattered to deceive for much of 2022\/23, losing games to Nottingham Forest, Everton and Brighton, but they are currently on a three-game winning streak in all competitions, and Paqueta and Scamacca have been the emblematic players of that turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, the towering Italian bagged his first Premier League goal with a sensational strike against Wolves as West Ham sealed a 2-0 win, before coming off the bench to bag the winner against Anderlecht in last week&#8217;s Europa Conference League tie, and finally scoring a sublime chip in Sunday&#8217;s 3-1 win over Fulham.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/anderlecht-v-west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/anderlecht-v-west-ham\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">West Ham v Anderlecht: Betting tips, predictions, odds &amp; match preview<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-live-streaming\/west-ham-anderlecht-live-stream-watch-online-europa-conference-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-live-streaming\/west-ham-anderlecht-live-stream-watch-online-europa-conference-league\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">West Ham v Anderlecht live stream: How to watch Europa Conference League online<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paqueta assisted his new Italian team-mate on two of those occasions; there is a tangible synergy between the two summer signings that&#8217;s evident for anyone watching. Beyond the assists, there link up play has give a new dimension to Moyes&#8217; attack &#8212; and Scamacca is relishing the <a id=\"gianluca-scamacca-quotes\"><\/a>relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his partnership with Paqueta, the Italian said: &#8220;Lucas Paqueta and I have a good connection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s one we also have with [Jarrod] Bowen, [Declan] Rice, and everyone in the team all together.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/betuk-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BetUK Welcome offer<\/a>: Bet \u00a310, Get \u00a330 in Free Bets<\/h2>\r\n<p>\u00a0You can get \u00a330 in Free Bets when you bet \u00a310 with Bet UK by <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet-uk?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICKING HERE<\/strong><\/a> or on the image below.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;18+ GambleAware.org\\n\\nFull T&amp;Cs Apply. 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The two combine well in tandem for Brazil, and they often perform a synchronised post-goal dance celebration, a passion of Paqueta&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1282233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-110x62.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-124x70.jpg 124w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/10\/11230918\/1282225_1282225_Paqueta-Neymar-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love to dance, I\u2019ve always loved it,&#8221; Lucas Paqueta has previously told <em>L\u2019Equipe<\/em>. &#8220;My celebration is my trademark, I\u2019ve always done that \u2013 it\u2019s a funk step. I love funk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>West Ham are yet to see that &#8220;funk step&#8221; in action as Paqueta&#8217;s West Ham account remains closed for now &#8212; he will no doubt be itching to score his first goal for the Hammers sooner rather than latter. But, for now, though, he remains Scamacca&#8217;s creative provider, his new &#8216;dance partner&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say it takes two to tango. Well, Gianluca Scamacca and Lucas Paqueta are very much dancing to the same tune, forging a blossoming partnership in recent weeks that has elevated West Ham&#8217;s game. The two summer recruits have taken time to settle in, owing largely to David Moyes&#8217; policy of bedding in with care&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":1282226,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"West Ham news: Scamacca relishing \"connection\" with Neymar\u2019s \u2018dance partner\u2019","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"They say it takes two to tango. 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