Paulo Dybala has been named as vice captain of Juventus as he was praised by Juventus coach Allegri.

This will be a big season for Paulo Dybala. After being left out of Argentina’s Copa America winning campaign, he will look to try and make the squad for the remaining World Cup qualifying matches this year.

It’s the final season and few months before the start of the World Cup next year and Dybala will look to be in optimal shape to get back into the team and hopefully make the World Cup in Qatar.

The Argentine received what has to be a boost as Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri announced that Dybala will be the vice captain of the club. In addition to naming Dybala as the vice captain, Allegri had this to say:

Max Allegri: “It will be an important year for Paulo Dybala which I found very well both physically and mentally. He is a goal player. I expect a lot from him. I talked to him and I found him very motivated.” #juvelive

— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) July 27, 2021

Max Allegri: “Dybala also scores amazing free-kick goals.” #juvelive

— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) July 27, 2021

The three captains for Juventus are Chiellini as the captain, Dybala as vice captain and Bonucci as second vice captain.

Rodrigo De Paul, who provided the assist in the final as Argentina won the Copa America, also recently joined Atletico Madrid.

It’s been a great few weeks for De Paul. Having won the Copa America, he was linked with a move to Atletico Madrid and the former Udinese captain has left Italy and joined the reigning La Liga champions. Speaking with TyC Sports, De Paul commented about his vacation, winning the Copa America and joining Atletico Madrid. Regarding his holidays, here is what De Paul had to say:

“It was a short time but I enjoyed it with the family. I’m leaving with my batteries recharged, now with a new challenge which will be difficult but I am prepared to take on everything that’s coming.”

De Paul also spoke about winning the Copa America and how the Argentina team are as a group:

“People are happy, that’s the most important thing. The people are happy, that’s the most important thing. Little by little, we are realizing what we have achieved, we still have not realized the depths of everything that happened in this process and what we achieved. But you have to enjoy it because it wasn’t easy.

“We all love each other very much in the group, we enjoyed the 45 days where we were together. We are always in touch, not only what is seen but we’re all practically talking in some of the chats that we have. We had a good time and hopefully we get to see each other again soon.

“This belongs to everyone, those that were called and those who weren’t because they also made us stronger. I enjoyed it a lot and I’m super happy to have been able to bring joy to people.”

And finally, De Paul spoke about joining Atletico Madrid:

“We spoke with Cholo (Diego Simeone), I’ve arrived to a big team, the latest champions. The objectives and the idea is to compete to the maximum, to always try to be protagonists.

“I believe I am prepared for that, I like the challenges and it’s one of the most important of my career. With work, everything is possible. I’ll never dodge it because it’s what I love and what I like. It’s a great moment, hopefully it’s not the peak of it and there’s much more.”