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Rome (AFP) – Paul Pogba, who remained on the bench on Sunday against Monza (0-2) for his first appearance on a team sheet this season with Juventus, will not yet return to the field on Thursday in the Italian Cup, due to thigh discomfort, his trainer said on Wednesday.
The star of the Blues, injured in July in the right knee and operated in early September, feels “pain in the flexor muscles”, indicated Massimiliano Allegri during a press conference, on the eve of the quarter-final against Lazio Rome .
“Unfortunately, when a player has been without activity for months, pain appears when the intensity of training increases,” said the Bianconero coach.
Pogba, 29, has not played competitively since April with Manchester United. Returned to Juve last summer, six years after leaving, he injured the lateral meniscus of his right knee in July, after a first friendly preparation match. Operated in September, he had also been forfeited for the World Cup-2022 with the Blues.
Allegri called him up for the league match against Monza but didn’t bring him in. Which didn’t stop Pogba from sharing his “joy to be back with (his) team” on Instagram.
“His knee has to readjust, we have to navigate on sight in this type of situation, nobody works miracles,” explained the coach, without speculating on the possibility that Pogba will be available for the next matchday. championship, on the lawn of the Salernitana, on February 7.
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