Serie A: Paulo Dybala hits post as Roma wins 1-0 at Salernitana
Updated On: 15 August, 2022 10:18 AM IST | Milan | AP
Dybala was Roma`s marquee signing of the offseason, moving to the capital after his contract expired at Juventus. Mourinho steered Roma to the Europa Conference League title last season
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Former Juventus forward Paulo Dybala hit the post but couldn`t score in his Roma debut as José Mourinho`s team opened its Serie A campaign with a 1-0 win at Salernitana. Bryan Cristante scored the only goal of the match in the 33rd minute. Dybala was Roma`s marquee signing of the offseason, moving to the capital after his contract expired at Juventus. Mourinho steered Roma to the Europa Conference League title last season, the club`s first trophy in 14 years. Having finished sixth in Serie A it will be targeting a top-four finish and a Champions League spot but it is also seen as dark horse for the title despite Mourinho downplaying his team`s chances.
Dybala almost opened his Roma account in the 23rd minute as he curled a free kick over the wall but it also sailed narrowly over the bar. Roma took the lead 10 minutes later. A Tammy Abraham attempt was charged down but the ball came to Cristante on the edge of the box and he fired through a crowd of bodies into the far bottom corner. Dybala could have doubled Roma`s lead on the stroke of halftime as he ran onto a through ball from the ever-dangerous Nicolò Zaniolo but his effort came off the right post. The 28-year-old Argentina international again went close in the second half, with an angled drive just past the right post. Dybala almost had an assist late on as he rolled the ball across to fellow new signing Georginio Wijnaldum to score, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
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