Dybala absent from Roma squad for Kaiserslautern friendly – the reason

Gian Piero Gapserini's Roma take on German club Kaiserslautern in a pre-season friendly today and the Giallorossi have named their squad, with Argentine forward Paulo Dybala absent. However, there is no cause for alarm for fans of the Roman club, with the former Juventus man just being physically managed after an intense few days of training.

Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini, Anass Salah-Eddine, Artem Dovbyk and Pierluigi Gollini are also all absent from the squad due to injury and fatigue, whilst new signings Evan Ferguson, Neil El Aynaoui and Radoslaw Zelezny all make the team.

No cause for Dybala alarm as Roma eager to see what Ferguson can do

The Corriere dello Sport stresses that Dybala's absence is not related to an injury, per se, just that La Joya is being looked after a bit in terms of his match fitness and fatigue. Dybala will be 32 later this year and thus needs to be managed a bit more carefully if his club still wants to get the most out of him.

Meanwhile, Roma fans are excited to see what new loan signing Evan Ferguson can do. The Irish forward was once tipped for great things but has had a disappointing last couple of seasons. His most recent move was a loan spell at West Ham last winter, with the striker failing to score at all for the Hammers.

However, with Kaiserslautern waiting to take on the Giallorossi, fans may get to see some of their new boys in action but Dybala will be sitting this one out.