The Argentine star was praised by a Turin legend, who also backed the club for Champions League glory
Alessandro Del Piero lauded Paulo Dybala and believes the Juventus star has become “complete” after an off-season transfer saga.
Dybala, 26, was linked with a move away from the Serie A giants during the close season, but ended up staying before making an impressive start to the campaign.
The Argentina international had scored 13 goals and provided seven assists in 34 games before the season was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Del Piero, a Juventus great, priased the playmaker for his growth and said Dybala could be a future captain of the club.
“Paulo has already worn the armband a few times and if it has already happened it is because they consider him to be up to it,” he told Sky Sport on Thursday.
“As far as I know him personally, I believe that his maturity has grown a lot, primarily due to the reaction he had after this summer, which underlines the growth in terms of personality.
“He has always been available and dedicated to work and I think he is complete in this respect too.”
Juventus were top of Serie A and in the Champions League last 16 when the season was suspended.
Del Piero believes they can win the Champions League for the first time since 1996 if the campaign gets back underway.
“If the tournament will start again, Juve have everything to win this year,” he said. “There are teams that in different ways have the potential to win, but Juve can do it.”
UEFA declared on Thursday that they hope competitions across Europe can still be completed this season.
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“We are confident that football can restart in the months to come — with conditions that will be dictated by public authorities — and believe that any decision of abandoning domestic competitions is, at this stage, premature and not justified,” UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, ECA chairman Andrea Agnelli and EL president Lars-Christer Olsson stated in a letter sent to leagues, clubs and national associations.
“A joint management of calendars is strictly required as the conclusion of the current season must be coordinated with the start of the new one, which may be partly impacted because of the overstretch.
“Closely following the development of the current situation, the calendar working group will indicate as soon as possible, and ideally by mid-May, which of the plans can be enacted for the completion of the season without leaving anyone behind.”
