Roma will have to make do without Dybala for the final nine matches of the season. The Giallorossi haven’t lost in 13 Serie A games and have won in the last 6. La Joya wished to contribute to the push to make the top four, which is only five points away.

Paulo Dybala initially resisted the idea of having surgery on his torn tendon, as he has never gone the knife despite his injury history, but the Roma higher-ups convinced him it was the best route

AS Roma forward Paulo Dybala will potentially miss the rest of the season after the Serie A club said on Thursday that the 31-year-old would undergo surgery on his thigh. Dybala has eight goals and four assists in all competitions this season and last played in a 1-0 win against Cagliari last weekend.