Thanks to a solitary goal from Artem Dovbyk, Roma achieved a hard-fought victory against Cagliari, allowing them to start dreaming of returning to the Champions League. However, they will have to do so without Paulo Dybala, who had to be substituted, and according to the tests carried out this morning, he will be out for a month. Therefore, he will also not be able to play for Argentina in the matches of this FIFA window against Uruguay and Brazil.

Paulo Dybala's tears

After the effort in recent matches, Claudio Ranieri decided to rest Paulo Dybala to face Cagliari at the Olympico and didn't bring him in until the second half, immediately after Dovbyk's goal. However, just 10 minutes after entering the field, he had to be substituted to make way for Niccolò Pisilli after suffering a muscle problem in the back of his left leg.

Immediately, Paulo Dybala sat down on the field, showing clear signs of pain… which even made him shed a few tears before heading to the locker rooms. But more than from the pain, it was likely because he was fully aware that the injury was serious, and with the medical exams confirming the injury this morning, he would not be able to join Argentina for this FIFA window.

Dybala also missed the last two FIFA windows

Let's remember that, after not being called up by Lionel Scaloni for the Copa América, Paulo Dybala returned to Argentina for the September FIFA window for the first time in over a year of absence. He only played 15 minutes in those two matches but made a great impression, providing an assist against Chile.

However, different muscle problems had kept him from being part of Argentina's call-ups during the FIFA windows in October and November. Now, just as things were finally stabilizing, he will have to miss again. Initially, it's not expected that Scaloni will announce any replacements, as he presented a list of more than 30 players and needed to make cuts. It was assumed that Garnacho could be called up, but this injury to Dybala may have changed the initial plans.