Juventus Turin coach Massimiliano Allegri has given his explanation for the absence of French midfielder Paul Pogba from the squad for the Europa League Round of 16 first leg against Freiburg.
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Returning to competition after a long knee injury, Paul Pogba is not in the group selected by Juventus Turin and his coach Massimiliano Allegri for the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League against the Germans of Fribourg, this Thursday at Juventus Stadium . As explained on our site, the French midfielder was dismissed by the Italian club “for disciplinary reasons”since the 2018 world champion would have arrived late at the convocation of the Old Lady for this C3 meeting.
His expected return to the league
Asked by the chain Sky Italia Before the match kicked off, the Bianconeri technician confirmed the sanction imposed on the former Manchester United player. “It’s simple, he arrived late for last night’s call, out of respect for the band I think it was fair to send him home and make him available from tomorrow.” Absent from the European scene, the 29-year-old tricolor international should return to the Turin workforce for the reception on Sunday of Sampdoria Genoa, bottom of the rankings, counting for the 26th day of Serie A.
Back on the pitch, when his last appearance dated back to April 19, 2022 against Liverpool in the Premier League (4-0), while he was still wearing the Manchester United tunic, the native of Lagny-sur-Marne entered game during the last two days of Serie A against Torino (4-2) and AS Roma (0-1), in the second half. Left on the sidelines in the Europa League, Paul Pogba is now considering a first tenure with Juventus Turin, joined for zero cents during the previous summer transfer window.
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