Paulo Dybala has beaten Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo to win this season’s Serie A Player of the Year award.
Lega Serie A announced Dybala as the winner of the annual prize on Tuesday, with Ronaldo failing to retain the title he won in his first year at Juventus Allianz Stadium.
Key performances, to set themselves apart and be the best! Here are all the MVPs of the 2019/2020 #SerieATIM season! 🔥🔝#WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/JELpfOmUD0
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) August 4, 2020
Italian football’s main governing body named the Argentina international as the 2019-20 ‘MVP’, with Juve’s newest signing Dejan Kulusevski grabbing the Young Player of the Year prize for an outstanding campaign on loan at Parma Calcio club.
Juventus also had another winner in Wojciech Szczesny, who got the win for best goalkeeper.
The #SerieATIM 2019/2020 MVPs.
Safety & concentration. @13Szczesny13 is the top goalkeeper.
He registered Serie A’s highest Performance Index (89,9) and the highest percentage of saves (74%). #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/SQAXJZ3z3i— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) August 4, 2020
Inter’s Stefan De Vrij, Atalanta star Papu Gomez and Lazio talisman Ciro Immobile were acknowledged in defensive, midfield and forward roles.
Dybala has recorded 11 goals in 33 Serie A games for Juve this term, along with 11 assists, bouncing back strongly after a final year under coach Massimiliano Allegri.
The 26-year-old struggled to adapt to a new role in the team following Ronaldo’s arrival at the Allianz Stadium from Real Madrid in 2018, but has rediscovered his best form since Maurizio Sarri’s appointment last summer.
