Juventus drop Pogba for disciplinary reasons

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Paul Pogba has been dropped for the first leg of Juventus' Europa League Last-16 tie with Freiburg for "disciplinary reasons," a club source told AFP on Thursday.

France midfielder Pogba has missed almost the entire season with a knee injury and was not in the squad list for the match released by the club.

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The source confirmed that coach Massimiliano Allegri had left Pogba out after he arrived late to a team meeting on Wednesday evening.

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