The Argentine has been reborn under Ranieri. Now he is ready to lead Roma in another dream night in Europe.

One hundred and sixty-one days, 23 weeks. Just over five months. That’s the time that separates last September 26 from the upcoming Thursday, March 6. United by a single adversary, the Athletic Club of Bilbao, and nothing more. Five months in which the yellow-red universe has dramatically transformed. From Juric’s hell to a purgatory, eyeing the promotion to paradise with Claudio Ranieri. Yet, that evening of September 26th was one of the most positive for the Croatian’s Roma. Of the eleven who took the field in the championship phase challenge, only two are expected to change: Hermoso (who moved to Leverkusen) and Tommaso Baldanzi who, as usual, will be ready to step in from the bench. Otherwise, the team should remain largely unchanged with Mancini and Ndicka in defense along with either Hummels or Celik. In the midfield, Koné and Cristante start in place of the suspended Paredes, while on the broad left (strangely, he was also in that match), we have Angelino. Commanding the front, we have the sensational Dybala and powerful Dovbyk. Behind the names, however, there are profound differences. Under Juric, Ndicka was placed as a central defender, a role he no longer exhibits under Ranieri. Just like Angelino who was frequently deployed as the third defender. This position has been inherited by Celik, who Juric saw exclusively as an outside player.

In the same way as Angelino, who was often utilised in the role of the third defender. Now, this position has been taken over by Celik, who Juric envisioned solely in an external capacity. The Turk has rediscovered himself as a top-tier defender. He knows how to defend and at the same time throw himself into open space when the match allows it (as seen in the games against Porto and Como). And who else could it be if not Paulo Dybala. An angelic face and a left foot of divine talent. The Argentine has been reborn with Sister Claudio. Going back 5 months, his stay in Rome had started to raise a few eyebrows. “He had to accept Arabia”, was the common mindset among the football fans clad in ‘yellow-red’, who at that moment might not have been wrong. With Juric, Dybala had scored only two goals (against Udinese and Torino), also garnering two benchings and an equal number of missed matches due to muscle injury. One of which had arrived precisely during that match against Athletic. Paulo had started as a lineman next to Dovbyk, but by the end of the first half, he was forced to wave the white flag. A situation that, at the moment, appears to be further away than just a few months. In 21 games played under Ranieri’s guidance, he has scored 6 goals and made 4 assists but what surprises the most is the consistency of his performance. With the Testaccio-born coach, he has missed just two matches, one of which was the Coppa Italia game against Sampdoria. In addition to his physical condition, his psychological serenity has also changed. The Dybala of September was one burdened by “the weight” of his continued presence, and above all, a contract coming to an end, which, at that time, the society had not yet decided whether to renew or not. Everything has changed, once again. Dybala has now renewed and will indeed still be “the future of Roma”. Confirmation comes from Ranieri and Ghisolfi. You didn’t provide a text to translate. Please provide the text for translation.