Mourinho regretted Paulo Dybala’s new injury and compared his absence to that of Haaland at City

The Roma coach the Portuguese José Mourinhohe regretted that Paulo Dybala is once again suffering from a muscle ailment, which will most likely prevent him from playing on Sunday against Milan for the 20th matchday of the Italian Serie A, and compared the importance that the Córdoba player has in his team with the Norwegian contribution Erling Haaland is Manchester City’s Englishman.

“I think he won’t be there.”Mourinho said this when asked about Dybala’s presence in Sunday’s match at the Giuseppe Meazza. “For Roma, finding a way to replace him is not as easy as when Pep Guardiola doesn’t have Haaland or others because he always has excellent alternatives”the technical director said this during the press conference held this Saturday at the Trigoria sports center.

The experienced technical director explained the budget constraints the local club is experiencingItalian capital was very exposed to situations like these. “I don’t blame anyone, but unfortunately Roma lives in a Financial Fair Play situation which limits it greatly and this can be seen on the pitch, it cannot be hidden”he assured.

“Dybala is a truly special player who has played in other teams with other special players like him, but there isn’t any here. When it’s not there, we’re in trouble. It’s not (Andrea) Belotti or (Stephan) El Shaarawy making the connection, and not even Joao Costa, who will be called up tomorrow and could play,” explained the Portuguese, who concluded: “If someone doesn’t want to understand that Roma without Dybala is different, I don’t know what to do, it’s the reality”.

The world champion with the Argentine national team in Qatar was injured in the first half of the match that his team lost 1-0 against Lazio on Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. Although he continued in the field after hearing a muscle discomfort and be assisted in the field, he could only do so until the end of the initial chapter. After the break, he was replaced by Lorenzo Pellegrini.

The discomfort suffered by the former Instituto de Córdoba, Palermo and Juventus player concerned the quadriceps of his left leg. Dybala underwent an MRI on Friday which ruled out any injuries showed that he was just suffering from normal overload. In any case, it will almost certainly be enough to prevent him from playing on Sunday with his team, which is eighth in Serie A with 29 points, 19 points behind leaders Inter.

This is the fourth muscle discomfort or injury of the season that affects the player born in Laguna Larga, who has already missed seven games (five games in the local championship and two in the Europa League). Despite these complications, he is a fundamental piece of the Roman team: he has scored six goals and six assists in 18 games.