He should have been Roma’s added value in this championship finale, but he ended up being the big absentee in their moment of need. Paulo Dybala seemed reborn under De Rossi’s care: goals, assists, no injuries. An idyll that was interrupted in the second half of the match against Juventus, when at half-time he was forced off due to a flexor strain. It seemed like a minor problem because there were no injuries, but the Argentine ended up missing the return match against Bayer, despite him being on the bench, and the Champions League play-off against Atalanta. Now he aims to return to Genoa to close the season with the two games remaining, then it will be necessary to resolve the last reservations about his future because the contract provides for another year in the Giallorossi with the usual methods of past summers: a clause valid until 31 July and with different values if we look at Italy or abroad. In the papers, however, it is also written that if Dybala were to play at least 50% of the matches next year then the one-year extension would be automatic.
Of course, without the Champions League, the club’s appeal to Joya is completely different, which is why at the end of the year the parties will have to sit around a table to tell each other how things are. Say goodbye or stay. There are no other solutions with Paulo who is comfortable in Rome and who, with the right guarantees, would willingly stay. In the meantime we have Genoa and Empoli to face, then we’ll think about the future.