Francesco Totti was Roma’s alpha and omega, he had complete freedom on the field. Everyone worked for him. There was no question as to who was the first star of the team, it was known who the ball was going to. Daniele de Rossi guarded the back of the Prince of Rome for two decades and it is no surprise that he was the one who found a connection with the man who got the red and yellow part of the Eternal City back on its feet two transfer windows ago.Roma fans saw a messiah in Paulo Dybala, the successor of Francesco Totti, someone who could bring the Scudetto back to the Olimpico. Jose Mourinho bet on the Argentine and when he was not injured – he won a lot. But injuries became frequent, the boy made of glass was more out of the field than on it and the Portuguese strategist paid with his dismissal. In Trigoria Sports Center, they chose Daniele de Rossi as his successor and just as he sat on the bench, La Joya recovered from his injury – DDR knew exactly what to do with him.Dybala’s last 10 Serie A games this season compared to his first 8 🔥🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/dQLjioX0aQ— LiveScore (@livescore) February 27, 2024 In just a few weeks, Roma got more from Paulo Dybala than they did in months. At first he was reserved, it was difficult for him to ‘get over’ Jose Mourinho, however, the club icon knew how to win him over. After all, he needed to that with the whole team.Daniele de Rossi is lucky that a good number of players have recovered, but he is largely responsible for the results. Because he scanned the situation and decided not to complicate things. Immediately after his arrival, he was aware of who he could gain the most from, he knew what to do with Dybala. He followed the example of Totti, gave him free rein to do what he wanted on the pitch and the result was five wins in six games in Serie A, as well as Roma’s passage to the round of 16 of the Europa League.”There are players who have talent and need more freedom. He does what he wants and it is the right thing. I played with Totti for 20 years and nobody told him where to stand and how to play. We should have kept our heads down, waited for the ball and scored. If we think that Dybala has that kind of talent, then we should use it”, Daniele de Rossi stated his plans after arriving in Roma.Dybala’s hat trick brings down TorinoNot that he didn’t make a mistake, but he couldn’t have made a better decision. The numbers are relentless. Since the Roman general took over the Wolfess, the Argentinian attacker has scored seven goals. He ‘signed’ the victory over Torino with a hat trick, the first since 2017 and the days when he was not bothered by injuries, when he was a central figure in Juventus and scored 22 goals in the Italian championship alone.He became the first player since Mohamed Salah to score a hat-trick at the Olimpico, only Henrik Mkhitaryan and Nicolo Zaniolo hit the opponent’s net three times in one match, however, on away games. How much influence Paulo Dybala has on Roma’s game is shown by the fact that he scores a goal every 66 minutes in Serie A.This season alone, he scored 11 goals and six assists in 18 games! Compared to the last whole season, he is one goal short, he played eight games less and unless something unforeseen happens, he will increase the statistics. He has been impressive since joining the club: 30 goals and 14 assists in 63 games.##EDITORS_CHOICE##When he came to Rome, he committed to cooperation until the summer of 2025, but on that occasion, special clauses were inserted. If a club outside of Italy wants him, they can get him for a paltry 12,000,000 euros. La Joya rejected two offers from Saudi Arabia, in a month or so new offers will fly in. If it continues like this, there will be more interested parties. The Roman club would like to delete that clause, they are ready to start negotiations on a new contract and sign it so they don’t have to worry during the whole of July.
