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 is set to miss the rest of the season after Roma announced on Thursday that the Argentina forward would go under the knife in the hope of resolving a thigh injury. Roma did not say for how long Dybala would be sidelined but with only nine matches left in the current Serie A campaign the 31-year-old is almost certain not to play again until next season.

Roma announced today: "Paulo Dybala will undergo surgery in the next few days following an injury to his left semitendinosus tendon. "The player and the club have mutually decided that this was the right path for an optimal recovery from the injury. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Paulo, we are waiting for you!"