Juventus 1-0 Roma: 5 Talking Points
Juventus and Roma, two giants of Italian football, faced off on Sunday night hoping to move closer to Napoli at the top of the table. It looked like the game would not see a goal until Paulo Dybala propped up and delivered the sucker punch to guide Juventus home.The game ended 1-0 with the home side running out winners. With this win, they reduced the gap at the top of the table to two points. However, there seems to be no end to Roma’s woes who have won just one out of their last nine league games and sit fifth in the table.Here are the five talking points from the game.
#1 The brilliance of Paulo Dybala
The young Argentine was signed from Palermo in the summer and six months into his Juve career, he seems to completely justify the hefty price tag. The Old Lady lost some key players at the start of the season with the likes of Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo and Artuto Vidal leaving the club. Early on, Massimiliano Allegri’s men were struggling and it looked as if they would not be able to challenge for the title.
However, things have changed drastically in the past few months. A number of spirited performances has resulted in some key victories and Dybala has been crucial in all of them. On Sunday when it looked like the home side were going to lose out on two points, the ex-Palermo man delivered again.
Pogba’s pass was clinically dealt with by Dybala who managed to hit the back of the net and give his side the lead on a counter-attack. Dybala holds the key for Juventus and will be crucial to their chances in all competitions that they are involved in this season.