AS ROMA NEWS – A Roma without Dybala. In Lecce, Ranieri is rehearsing what the team of the near future will look like, the one that will have to play its last cards to achieve a unique feat: moving from the specter of relegation to a Champions League qualification never achieved since the Friedkins have led the Giallorossi club.
In order not to miss Dybala too much, Ranieri is thinking of going for Lorenzo Pellegrini again: it is time for the seven to leave doubts and uncertainties behind and take charge of the team as a true captain. Something that has succeeded him very little this year, with the exception of the derby. Without the Joya on the field, Roma will lack that player who can give imagination to the three-quarter, who can link midfield and attack, and who better than Pellegrini can fill that role. But Lorenzo will have to give far more consistency to his performances.
The other players from whom Ranieri will draw heavily in these weeks will be Tommaso Baldanzi and Matias Soulè: the former is learning to play even wider on the left to coexist with the latter, who is instead specializing in the role of Dybala deputy. In Lecce, the three-way ballot is wide open. Hummels could get another chance unless Celik can recover in time. In midfield Paredes and Konè will take the team by the hand, fresh from super performances in the national team.
At the center of the attack, it’s Dovbyk’s turn. Artem enters the phase of the season that has brought him luck before: in 2024, he closed La Liga as top scorer with 10 goals in the last 8 days. Now, to best celebrate his 28th birthday (June 21), he must drag Roma to Europe. Before the break he answered Ranieri’s criticism with a decisive goal against Cagliari, but now he needs continuity. Despite 10 Serie A goals and 15 on the season, the Ukrainian striker remains an unknown. After the break, in which he played little because of a flu, he comes fresh to the challenge with Lecce, where his physicality in the box could make the difference.
Sources: Corriere dello Sport / Il Messaggero / La Repubblica / Leggo
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