Paulo Dybala: Juventus Star Sheds Tears in His Last Home Game for the Serie A Giants

Paulo Dybala: Juventus Star Sheds Tears in His Last Home Game for the Serie A Giants

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:02 PM
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  • Paulo Dybala left the pitch in a flood of tears after playing his last home game in a Juventus shirt in their two-all draw against Lazio
  • Dybala’s stay at Juventus is set to come to an end at the end of this campaign after a glorious seven years that saw him win 12 trophies at the club
  • He was substituted off in the 78th minute to a standing ovation at the Allianz Stadium, Juventus’ home ground

Paulo Dybala wept uncontrollably after playing in his final home game for Juventus. Dybala is set to leave Juventus at the end of this season after seven years at the club.

Dybala started in Juventus' game against Lazio and was substituted off in the 78th minute. The Argentine attacker couldn’t help himself as he walked to the touchline. The Old Lady fans applauded their vice-captain who was emotionally moved.

Paulo Dybala, Juventus, David Zakaria, Serie A, Danilo
Paulo Dybala of Juventus acknowledges the fans during a tribute from teammates and fans. Photo by Emilio Andreoli.
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Juventus blew away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 against their former manager Maurizio Sarri. Dusan Vlahovic and Alvaro Morata scored first-half goals to put the Italian giants in the driving seat.

However, they were pegged back in the second half through an Alex Sandro own goal. Sergej Milinkovic=Savic tapped in on a rebound to complete the comeback in stoppage time.

Caught Offside and popular journalist Fabrizio Romano reported that Dybala was inconsolable as he left the pitch.

Dybala calls it quits after a successful seven-year spell

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Dybala had decided to leave Juventus at the end of the season. He joined them in 2015 and has gone on to record over 100 goals in the Old Lady shirt.

The 28-year-old is yet to announce his next club. Premier League clubs Arsenal and Manchester United are on high alert as Dybala remains a coveted asset.

Inter Milan are also understood to be leading the race to have Dybala remain in Italy. The defending Serie A champions are however offering a lesser salary than what he is earning at Juventus.

Suarez was given a similar send-off in Spain

Luis Suarez was similarly given a standing ovation by Atletico Madrid fans at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday night.

Sports Brief reported that Suarez is set to leave the Los Rojiblancos at the end of this season after a two-year spell that saw him lead them to the La Liga title.

The Uruguayan striker is said to eyeing a move back to Barcelona. It is understood he is ready to take a pay cut to be reunited with his former teammate Xavi Hernandez who is now the manager.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)
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