Cannes 3-3 Roma: Dybala impressive, but Wesley red card ruins friendly lead

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Cannes 3-3 Roma: Dybala impressive, but Wesley red card ruins friendly lead

Roma had been dominating their pre-season friendly with Cannes and leading 3-0 with Donyell Malen and a Paulo Dybala brace, but Wesley’s red card opened the door for a 3-3 comeback.

The first outside test of the summer for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side saw them cross over to France for a match against Cannes, who are also owned by the Friedkin family.

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VERONA, ITALY – MAY 24: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, looks on prior to during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and AS Roma at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on May 24, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Injured Niccolò Pisilli missed out, with Manu Koné and Neil El Aynaoui still on vacation after the 2026 World Cup, but it was otherwise a strong starting XI.

Dybala gave Roma the lead with a magnificent free kick into the top corner, followed nine minutes later by his assist for Malen.

Wesley managed the extraordinary feat of getting two yellow cards before half-time in a pre-season friendly, reducing the Giallorossi to 10 men.

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ROME, ITALY – MAY 04: Wesley of AS Roma celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on May 04, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Nonetheless, Dybala still managed to expand their lead to 3-0 after the break when running onto a Devyne Rensch through ball.

Cannes began to push hard and the 10 men of Roma struggled to keep afloat, conceding to a ferocious Julien Lopez volley into the roof of the net.

The Italian defence was caught napping late on for another Lopez goal, then Brice Oggad converted a last-gasp penalty for the Artem Dovbyk foul, for the final 3-3 result.

Their next match is in Wales on August 1 against Cardiff City.

Cannes 3-3 Roma​

Dybala 35, 56 (R), Malen 44 (R), Lopez 68, 88 (C), Oggad pen 95 (C)

Sent off: Wesley 45 (R)

Roma: Svilar (Gollini 46); Mancini (Ziolkowski 46), Ndicka (Nardin 65), Hermoso (Ghilardi 46); Rensch (Angelino 65), Cristante (Di Nunzio 65), Bah (Panico 46), Wesley; Dybala (Gianmattei 65), Soulé (Lulli 46); Malen (Dovbyk 46)

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