Juventus Turin: Pogba outplayed in a friendly match

He hits the target. Paul Pogba has never been so close to returning to the pitch. This Thursday, the French player spent 50 minutes in a friendly match organized against the U 23 of Juventus Turin. During this time spent on the field, the midfielder made, according to the observers present, a favorable impression. He even offered the decisive pass to Dusan Vlahovic, whose return to the competition seems just as inevitable.

Therefore, the presence of the French is now possible in the group called to host Monza this Sunday (15:00) on the occasion of the 20th day of Serie A. The decision belongs to the Transalpine coach Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus, who have been fined fifteen league points by an Italian court of sports due to bookkeeping fraud during player transfers, are looking forward to their star. “Old Lady” now points to an anonymous 10th place, slightly in line with her position.

Absent from the 2022 World Cup, Pogba has yet to play an official match against the Bianconeri since his return to the foothills of the Alps in the summer of 2022. On Monday, January 16, he participated in all training sessions with the team. the first. Last week, he had already partially resumed collective training.

The 2018 world champion (91 matches) underwent surgery in early September for a lateral meniscus injury in his right knee. He was injured in late July during pre-season but initially refused surgery. At the age of 29, he finally had to do it a few weeks later due to chronic pain.

His last match in official competition dates from 19 April 2022 with Manchester United against Liverpool. He must have left after 10 minutes. The Blues have been following his development closely ahead of the first UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers (14 June – 14 July) against the Netherlands and Ireland on 24 and 27 March.