Dybala beats Juventus team-mate Ronaldo to Serie A Player of the Year

Paulo Dybala has overwhelmed Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo to this season’s Serie A Participant of the 12 months award.

Lega Serie A introduced Dybala because the winner of the annual prize on Tuesday, with Ronaldo failing to retain the title he received in his first yr on the Allianz Stadium.

Italian soccer’s essential governing physique named the Argentina worldwide because the 2019-20 ‘MVP’, with Juve’s latest signing Dejan Kulusevski grabbing the Younger Participant of the 12 months prize for an impressive marketing campaign on mortgage at Parma.

Juventus additionally had one other winner in Wojciech Szczesny, who bought the nod for greatest goalkeeper, whereas Inter’s Stefan De Vrij, Atalanta star Papu Gomez and Lazio talisman Ciro Motionless had been acknowledged in defensive, midfield and ahead roles.

Dybala has recorded 11 objectives in 33 Serie A outings for Juve this time period, together with 11 assists, bouncing again strongly after a testing closing yr below Massimiliano Allegri.

The 26-year-old struggled to adapt to a brand new function within the group following Ronaldo’s arrival on the Allianz Stadium from Actual Madrid in 2018, however has rediscovered his greatest type since Maurizio Sarri’s appointment final summer time.

The diminutive playmaker’s performances helped Juve safe an unprecedented ninth successive Scudetto, as Sarri’s males narrowly completed one level forward of Inter following an intriguing title race which additionally included Atalanta and Lazio.

Ronaldo might need thought he had finished sufficient to retain Serie A’s prime particular person accolade after contributing 31 objectives to the Bianconeri’s trigger, however his closing tally was nonetheless 5 behind Lazio frontman Motionless, who earned the Capocannoniere and the European Golden Shoe.

There have been questions requested over whether or not Dybala and Ronaldo are able to working at full capability in the identical system, however Sarri noted a change in their relationship after a 3-1 win over Genoa on June 30.

After seeing each males geet on the scoresheet, the Italian boss instructed reporters: “They’ve realized to search for one another extra usually.

“They’ve realised that by benefitting from one another, each reap the rewards. It is one thing I’ve observed in coaching too.”