Paulo Dybala answered to some questions coming from kids through a Tuttosport initiative. He began by addressing who his childhood idols were: “I liked Juan Riquelme a lot, but I have never seen him play in person. I admired Ronaldinho too.”
On playing other sports: “I have tried out tennis and basket, but for a limited amount of time. I have always played football. I started really young, when I was 4 or five, in an academy. When I look back at those times, I always remember having a ball between my feet.”
On his dream: “I wanted to play football, that was my goal and my dream. I have made a lot of sacrifices, but I pulled it off by debuting with Instituto de Cordoba when I was 17.”
On Juventus: “It is a really important team, they have always had champions in their roster. Being part of it and playing next to them is a huge satisfaction.”
On Cristiano Ronaldo: “He is a world class player and it is always nice to have this kind of footballers on your side. He makes very difficult things look easy.”
On free kicks: “You need a lot of practice, determination and desire to never give up. Reps are key.”
On his favorite food: “Asado like any good Argentinian, but I appreciated Italian cuisine a lot too.”
The publication also took a look at the top 20 scorers of the ongoing eight-year run, which features some surprises and also represents a good trip down the memory lane. It is opened by Juan Cuadrado and Giorgio Chiellini with 14 goals, then Stephan Lichtsteiner (15), Sebastian Giovinco (16), Andrea Pirlo and Miralem Pjanic (19), Sami Khedira, Fabio Quagliarella and Leonardo Bonucci (21), Alessandro Matri (22), Mirko Vucinic and Cristiano Ronaldo (26), Claudio Marchisio, Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente (27), Paul Pogba (34), Mario Mandzukic (34), Arturo Vidal (48), Carlos Tevez (50), Gonzalo Higuain (55) and it is topped by Dybala with 78 goals.
While Massimiliano Allegri announced that Mario Mandzukic is dealing with patellar tendon soreness and might not return this season, La Stampa and Corriere della Sera reported that the striker had a dispute with the coach prior to the second leg against Ajax, which ultimately led to his exclusion. The centre-forward laughed at the article on Twitter, but it could be something to keep an eye on, especially when the manager will talk to the press again. The Croatian attacker just recently extended his contract with the club through June 2021.
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