2023-05-14 21:56:21
It’s starting to look like an endless nightmare for “the Pickaxe”. While gaining strength for several weeks with Juventus, Paul Pogba was established for the first time since April 2022 this Sunday, against Cremonese in Serie A.
But his match was ultimately only very short-lived. From the 23rd minute of play, the French international held the back of the right thigh, before getting on the ground. The former Mancunian immediately put his head in his hands, and broke down in tears.
After the intervention of the Juventus medical corps, and while his teammates had come to his support – like Adrien Rabiot – the midfielder got up. He left the lawn, his face hidden in his jersey.
First tenure in 390 days
The continuation of an infernal series for Paul Pogba, he who had not been a starter for 390 days. The day before the match, his coach, Massimiliano Allegri, was reassuring about the 30-year-old world champion. “He is progressing physically, he had a good 25 minutes against Sevilla (in the Europa League on Thursday, editor’s note). When the game takes place in the opposing camp, he becomes an extraordinary player, ”recalled Allegri. But he needs matches to regain the condition, he knows it, we have often talked about it. For the moment, the important thing is that he be available for a moment, half an hour. Playing every three days, it is difficult for him to recover for an entire game”.
Since recovering from his adductor muscle injury in March, Pogba had made seven appearances, lasting a maximum of 25 minutes, in a month.
Injured, then operated on in September 2022, the Frenchman did not play again with Juventus after his arrival until last February, before being injured again. Since then, he was content to come into play, and seemed to regain his bearings, with increasingly hard-hitting entries.
Facing Cremonese, 19th in Serie A, he was replaced by Arkadiusz Milik from the first period. Second in the Italian championship, the Old Lady is playing big at the end of the season, she who is still neck and neck with Inter Milan and Lazio Rome.
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