AS Roma refuse to let Dybala and Molina attend Messi's farewell
AS Roma have officially refused to let Paulo Dybala and Nahuel Molina travel to Argentina for Lionel Messi's final match with the Albiceleste, scheduled for 6 October, citing sporting and logistical reasons.
AS Roma have officially confirmed, in a statement, their refusal to allow Paulo Dybala and Nahuel Molina to travel to Argentina for Lionel Messi's final match in the Albiceleste shirt, scheduled for 6 October against Benin. The decision, reported by several Italian and Portuguese media outlets, is motivated by sporting and logistical reasons.
An official decision from the club
According to Tuttosport, the Giallorossi club communicated its choice via an official note, with the two Argentines remaining at Trigoria. Corriere dello Sport specifies that the decision was taken for "sporting and logistical reasons". TuttoMercatoWeb indicates that the news, long expected, is now official: the two players will not take part in the meeting between Argentina and Benin, Lionel Messi's last outing with the national team.
A direction already known
From the morning, TuttoMercatoWeb reported that Roma were "still leaning towards no" regarding the trip for Dybala and Molina. L'Équipe, for its part, headlines that the two players were not authorised by AS Roma to travel to Argentina for Messi's farewell. La Gazzetta dello Sport and ANSA also confirm the club's refusal, as do A Bola and Maisfutebol, which mention a veto from Roma on the two players' participation in the tribute to Messi.
The aftermath
The two Argentina internationals will therefore remain in Rome while their national-team team-mates face Benin in Buenos Aires. The club has not specified, in the available excerpts, whether this decision could be revised.
