Paulo Dybala believes that the Scudetto belongs to Juve while the Champions League ‘ could have been ours’.

The 22-year-old striker gave a lengthy interview to Italian paper Il Corriere dello Sport covering a range of topics, starting with this weekend’s match with Palermo

“Yes, yesterday I had the full training session with the team, I went at 100 per cent and had no problems.” Dybala told the Italian daily.

“I agree that losing the Scudetto with six points of advantage seems incredible. Everybody wrote us off, but our comeback and the drive we show in every training session shows that the Scudetto has to be ours.

“When I saw that Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League it made my head spin. With a little more luck this could have been Juventus’ tournament. Now I hope Bayern Munich win it. At least we’d have bowed out to the champions.

“Leo Messi? He is my idol. He does things that no-one else can do. Since Ronaldinho is no longer playing, he is the champion I’d like to bring to Juventus.”

Dybala has had a superb debut season in Turin, so much so that Coach Max Allegri stated he has the eyes of a killer.

“But I still see a child when I look in the mirror. I only transform myself when I step into the pitch. In training too I am always focused. I try to improve myself, to grow, to learn.

“I’ve always had to deal with pressure. I was never sold for cheap sums. I’m glad people are no longer talking about the fact that I costed €40m, it’s not money that plays games.

“I can certainly give a lot more. At 22 years of age I lack the experience of a player like [Carlos] Tevez. Playing here, in Europe and in the national team, I hope to close that gap.

“I never had any doubts in my first few months at Juventus. I had similar feelings in Palermo, but I knew it was the right decision.

“There’s been a lot of work to improve my condition, physically and mentally. Passing from battling against relegation to Juventus wasn’t an easy step. Here you can’t even dream of picking up a draw. Thankfully, I learned quickly.

“In Palermo I was a prima punta, albeit a strange one. Here I have greater freedom and I’m happy in all positions, not least because I have some very physical teammates who create spaces for me.

“I must still score three goals to beat Tevez’s record of 21 goals in his first season in Turin. I’d be very happy to overtake him. It would be good for me and for the team, as these goals would be important.”

Turning his attention to title rivals Napoli, Dybala discussed fellow countryman Gonzalo Higuain, who is currently sitting out a 4-match ban.

“I like Gabbiadini, and he did well right away. But Higuain is a very important player.”

“Compared to me, he’s a better leader. I’m at my first year at Juve. And here it’s the team that wins.”

Dybala’s went on to discuss his Juventus teammates, starting with Captain Gigi Buffon.

“Buffon in training is incredible, I don’t know if there’s a stronger goalkeeper in the world. He’s also very helpful to us younger players. The series of 22 undefeated games happened thanks to the older players.

“I hope that Paul can stay with us for many years. In any case, the #21 belonged to Zidane and Pirlo and is worth a #10. I have no problem in taking responsibility, but if someone stronger joins us, then he can have it.

“My best goal? The spinning one against Sassuolo. It was a shot worthy of a game of pool. But the most important is still my first one, in Shanghai, because it gave me a lot of confidence.”