As a player, he was a goalkeeper; he is known for his trademark goatee and sideburns with his bald head.
A Roma youth product, Lupatelli was farmed to Chievo for the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, after he played just 12 Serie A games for the capital club, wearing the number 10 jersey, despite being a goalkeeper,[2] because of a bet he made with friends.
[3] He was sold to Chievo for 3 billion Italian lire in a co-ownership deal in 2002.
In September 2008, he joined Cagliari on a free transfer,[7] acting as a deputy to Federico Marchetti.
He was set to become a free agent on 1 July 2010, and was not called up to the club's 2010–11 pre-season training camp.