Massimiliano Allegri, coach of Juventus Turin, took stock of the return to competition of French midfielder Paul Pogba, who has been sidelined for many months due to a knee injury.
On April 19, 2022, Paul Pogba was injured with Manchester United against Liverpool (0-4), on matchday 30 of the Premier League. Since his substitution with Jesse Lingard in the 10th minute of play, the French midfielder hasn’t been on the lawn again. The 29-year-old then missed the first part of the season with Juventus Turin, as it should be remembered that the tricolor international left the Red Devils free last summer to ensure his return to black and white, signing a contract that runs until June 2026. The native of Lagny-sur-Marne did not even participate in the 2022 World Cup with Didier Deschamps’ Blues, although Seine-et-Marnais did not fail to assist in the final lost by Kylian Mbappé’s team-mates against Argentina by Lionel Messi (3-3, 2-4 tab), within the delegation of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
“Maybe 15, 20 days”
Where is Paul Pogba’s comeback? Invited on Tuesday in front of journalists, Massimiliano Allegri arrived at the news. The Old Lady coach has set a deadline for Rafaela Pimenta’s protégé to join his ranks, who has been criticized for her recent ski holiday. “Paul Pogba has resumed the race. The most important thing is that, at the moment, his knee is not in the way. It’s not a problem and therefore, if he continues like this, he will be able to join the team in, perhaps, fifteen or twenty days. Everything will depend on how the situation develops. When he starts working with the team we will see what he can do and how he can come back”warns the transalpine coach before the away match in Cremonese, valid for the 16th day of Serie A.
Third in the standings with 31 points, two adrift of Milan and ten units behind Napoli, Juventus Turin still has six consecutive victories in the championship. If the scudetto will be difficult to win, the Piedmontese club is fighting to get a presence in the Champions League. On the European scene, Adrien Rabiot’s team-mates were eliminated from the C1 group stage and given away to the Europa League, with a double tie in the play-offs against FC Nantes on 16 and 23 February.
