Dybala ruled out of Lazio vs. Roma with thigh issue

Reports in Italy confirm that Roma star Paulo Dybala will be unavailable for the Derby della Capitale against rivals Lazio after coming off with a minor injury during the Giallorossi’s 1-0 loss to Torino over the weekend. 

Dybala ruled out of Derby della Capitale

Gian Piero Gasperini confirmed after the Torino match that Dybala came off due to a ‘little problem’, which he did not think was a major cause for concern. 

Updates from the likes of Sky Sport Italia, however, confirm that La Joya has suffered a low-grade muscular strain in his thigh, which is expected to keep him out of the Roma-Lazio derby next weekend. 

Dybala had earned his first start of the season in the 1-0 loss against Torino, as he had been working his way back up to full fitness with a pair of substitute appearances in the first two games of the season, against Bologna and Pisa. 

He was, however, forced off before full-time in his first start of the 2025-26 season, which will now cost him an appearance in the derby next weekend.