[3][4][5] Luca Lanotte started skating at the age of seven and switched from singles to ice dance when he was ten.

[6] In 2007–08, Cappellini/Lanotte won their first Grand Prix medal, a silver at Skate Canada, moved up to seventh at Europeans, and finished in the top ten at Worlds.

In the off-season, they decided to change coaches, and moved to Lyon, France, to train with Muriel Boucher-Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer.

Cappellini/Lanotte had a strong start in 2009–10, winning silver medals at the Cup of Russia and Skate America and qualifying for their first Grand Prix Final, where they finished fifth.

They then finished 11th at the 2010 World Championships; in the free dance, the two collided during the twizzle sequence, causing Cappellini to fall, and received low levels on several elements.

[12] They then placed fifth at the 2010 NHK Trophy, after which they decided to leave coach Muriel Zazoui and move back to Milan to train with Paola Mezzadri.

Cappellini/Lanotte won bronze medals at 2011 Skate Canada International and the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard.

[14][15] Paola Mezzadri in Milan remained their primary coach, while Novi became their second training base.

They placed sixth at the Grand Prix Final before winning gold at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest.

In July 2014, Cappellini/Lanotte began working with Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan, in addition to Mezzadri in Milan.

[20] For the 2014-15 Grand Prix season, they were assigned to Cup of China and Trophée Éric Bompard.

[22][23] The team took silver at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, behind France's Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron.

[24] They qualified for the Grand Prix Final where they won the bronze medal behind Americans Madison Chock / Evan Bates.