Overview
- After repeated relapses of a left‑thigh myotendinous lesion and new diagnostic exams, Dovbyk abandoned conservative therapy and elected to have an operation.
- Roma expect him to be sidelined for roughly two months, with a target return around late March or early April.
- His absence deepens manager Gian Piero Gasperini’s attacking shortages, adding to ongoing issues in the forward line.
- Short‑term cover is in motion, with 2007-born forward Robinio Vaz training with the squad and Donyell Malen completing medicals ahead of a loan move.
- Gazzetta reports the setback complicates plans to sell a striker to fund a move for Joshua Zirkzee, as comparable cases last season required lengthy recoveries.