Paulo Dybala excellently brought home all 3 points for AS Roma, after a hat-trick helped the Rome team defeat Torino 3-2 in round 26 of Serie A on the evening of February 26.
Last Friday, AS Roma players were exhausted after two extra periods when they had to host Feyenoord (Netherlands) in the Europa League play-off series. The final match had to be decided by penalty shootout with the victory belonging to the Italian representative.
However, Dybala and his teammates still had a sublime match when returning to Seria with his first hat-trick for AS Roma since October 2018.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve had such an excellent performance. We had a good match against Torino. I wasn’t crazy looking for a hat-trick but it came and I’m very happy about this,” Dybala shared.
Dybala celebrates victory in the match against Torino (photo: Foootball Italia)
AS Roma defeated Torino with a score of 3-2 and all 3 goals were scored by Paulo Dybala when he successfully took the penalty, fired a dangerous long-range shot into the corner of the goal and then coordinated with Romelu. Lukaku beat goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic Savic from a tight angle.
Sharing about the moment he rushed into coach Daniele De Rossi’s arms on the touchline to celebrate the second goal, the Argentine 2022 World Cup champion said: “It was a difficult moment of the match, when Torino had equalize quickly.
You are forced to play in a different way, because the match can go in any direction. I felt like I wanted to finish and luckily the ball went into the net. I ran towards the coaching staff’s bench and the first person there was our head coach.”
Dybala celebrates the goal passionately with coach De Rossi (Photo: Getty)
AS Roma’s next match schedule is full of challenges when they have a trip to Monza’s field this weekend in round 27 of Serie A. Five days later is the first leg of the 1/8 round of UEFA Europa League and AS Roma face off. with Brighton of England.
“I always want to win titles but the road ahead is still very long. Our goal is to qualify for the Champions League under the guidance of coach De Rossi and we are working hard every day to achieve it. that.
I feel like I’ve lived a different life in this city. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I am enjoying every moment here with the fans and my teammates.” Paulo Dybala shared when asked about the future at AS Roma.
Currently, AS Roma is close to the top 4 on the Serie A rankings with 44 points, 4 points behind the 4th ranked team, Bologna. Coach De Rossi’s team is a bright candidate for this year’s UEFA Europa League championship.
