Dybala was essential for Roma’s victory, but he asked for a substitution and ended up with ice on his calf

As in his last match just before the World Cup, and after the injury that put him in check, Paulo Dybala from Cordoba has confirmed his importance for Roma. The striker generated the penalty which, although he didn’t kick it, was converted by captain Lorenzo Pellegrini and meant the 1-0 home draw against Bologna, which allows him to remain in the top five places in Serie A, which returned this Wednesday after forced break.

The bad news for the world champion with the Argentina national team is that he had to ask for a substitution after 73 minutes for a cramp in the calf of the right legwhich forced the doctors of the Roman club to do it ice the areaonce on the substitutes bench.

But the work for the 29-year-old from the Instituto de Córdoba was already done. The importance in the scheme of the Portuguese DT José Mourinho is evident: in 13 games he played between Serie A and Europa League (889 minutes) he scored seven goals and gave two assists.

With the victory over Bologna, where the Argentine started Nicholas Dominguez (he ended up being scolded for protesting at the end of the game), Roma reached 30 points, in the wake of the classic lazio (lost in the visit to Lecce and entered the youth team Luke Romero) and Interwho will later face the leader Naples (41).

In another matchday result, holders AC Milan beat Salernitana 2-1 away, where Argentine Federico Fazio was starter and captain.

The ‘rossoneri’ reach 36 points and are five points ahead of Napoli.

Next they play:

at 2.30pm
Cremonese (Gonzalo Escalante and Santiago Ascacibar)-Juventus (Paredes, Di María, Enzo Barrenechea and Matías Soule)
Fiorentina (Nicolás González and Lucas Martínez Quarta)-Monza (Gabriel Paletta)

at 4.45pm
Inter (Lautaro Martínez) – Napoli (Giovanni Simeone)
Udinese (Nehuén Paz and Roberto Pereyra)-Empoli