Paulo Dybala suffers freak injury while taking Roma penalty - could miss 2022 World Cup

Argentina’s Paulo Dybala looks set to miss the 2022 World Cup after suffering a freak injury while taking a penalty for AS Roma vs Leece on Sunday.

Dybala scored the penalty to put Roma 2-1 up, following earlier goals from Chris Smalling and Gabriel Strefezza, but immediately pulled up in pain. He knew something was wrong.

The forward was surrounded by his concerned teammates before receiving treatment. He was unable to continue the match and looked crushed as he took a seat in the dugout.

It looked innocuous from the replays but Dybala clearly twisted something in his leg while striking the ball.

The 28-year-old, who has scored seven goals in 11 appearances for Roma since joining the club from Juventus in the summer, was seen with an ice pack on his left leg after being replaced by Nemanja Matic.

Watch the incident here:

Moment when Dybala scored and he got injured