After 315 days, Pogba ushered in his comeback debut at Juventus

2023-03-01 16:16

After 315 days, Pogba ushered in his comeback debut at Juventus


After joining Juventus for 232 days, the 29-year-old Paul Pogba finally made his comeback debut.


In the 24th round of Serie A in the 2022/23 season, Juventus beat their city rival Torino 4-2 at home. In the 69th minute, Pogba replaced Barenecchia until the final whistle sounded. It has been 315 days since the French midfielder came off the bench this time, and 2375 days since his last appearance for Juventus.


According to SofaScore statistics, in 21 minutes on the field, Pogba shot 1 time, touched the ball 14 times, passed 50% of the time, succeeded 3 times in confrontation, and lost the ball 7 times. After the game, Pogba greeted the fans excitedly on his personal social media platform: "I am all smiles tonight, and I am very happy to be back. Thank you for your warm welcome!"


Juventus coach Allegri is also extremely happy for Pogba's comeback. He said in a news conference: "Paul's performance is very good. We have been looking forward to his comeback for a long time and we are very happy. We need fresh players with different characteristics. There is a game every three days and we need everyone to play. .”


In July 2022, Pogba joined Juventus for the second time, and in the same month he had a truce due to a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee. In order to participate in the World Cup, he initially adopted conservative treatment, and was scheduled to undergo surgery after the injury worsened. In mid-October, Pogba once resumed training, but suffered a muscle injury again.