Dybala has taken Roma. Mou and the city pamper him. Farewell seems unlikely

He didn’t back down. Paulo Dybala wanted to be there at all costs against Salzburg. Because the regret for having been forced to leave his teammates alone in the second half at the Red Bull Arena and the sense of injustice for the defeat suffered in the first leg were difficult to digest.

Thus Joya, despite some minor physical boredom, also responded yesterday evening, playing a role of primary importance in the comeback completed yesterday evening against the Austrian champions: “For these matches I know that I have to give something more even if I’m not at the top physically, I know that I have to take care of every aspect to help my team-mates and the coach – explained the Argentine after the game – I grit my teeth and luckily we won”.

SUPERIOR

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The comeback completed with Salzburg seems to have cemented the link between the Argentine and the Giallorossi square even more. A love story that broke out in the middle of summer, during the suggestive presentation at the Colosseum Square in front of 10,000 people, and continued with goals and assists. There are 12 goals scored so far (the last one arrived yesterday evening), 7 instead the “bon bon” served and transformed into goals by teammates. A performance that consecrated him as José Mourinho’s key man, the coach who never misses an opportunity to remember how there is “a Rome with and one without Dybala”. In Serie A, in fact, only Lookman, Lautaro and Osimhen have scored more but, in terms of impact on the team’s results, the only one who had more impact than Joya was the Napoli center forward.

HOME

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In Rome, Dybala feels he has found the ideal dimension. The city pampers him like a favorite son from the day he arrives, while in Trigoria he found Mourinho, the man who convinced him to accept the transfer to the Friedkin club. Now, however, the link with the Giallorossi universe has become so strong that, regardless of the presence on the bench of the Special One, his stay at Fulvio Bernardini also during the next season seems a more concrete hypothesis. Even his fiancée Oriana and the couple’s family members seem to particularly appreciate the new life in the capital. In addition there are the fans, who for Paulo represent a firm point: “I didn’t imagine all this passion – he explained after the victory over Salzburg – I could see it from the outside, but from inside it’s another thing. It’s as if they were playing” . It is also in the light of statements such as those made last night that the Giallorossi management does not seem to fear the assaults of possible competitors. The release clause studied by Tiago Pinto allows Roma to match the offers of other clubs, putting on the plate a substantial salary adjustment for the Argentine. If we add to this the fact that Dybala now considers the capital as a second home, the hypothesis that he may decide to change his mind at the end of the season appears less and less likely.