Pogba dropped by Juventus for disciplinary reasons
Paul Pogba has been dropped by Juventus for Friday's (AEDT) Europa League clash with Freiburg in Turin.
The France international was reportedly late for a team meeting on Wednesday and was not included in Massimiliano Allegri's squad when it was circulated on the morning of the last-16, first-leg tie.
Pogba has endured a miserable start to his second spell with Juve after re-joining the club from Manchester United last July.
The 29-year-old midfielder has suffered with multiple injuries and had to wait until February 28 to make his second debut, coming off the bench in the 4-2 derby win against Torino and also appeared as a late substitute in Monday's (AEDT) 1-0 defeat at Roma.
Friday's game against Bundesliga club Freiburg had been earmarked as one in which he could make a long-awaited start with Allegri outlining his optimism at the pre-match press conference.
However, widespread reports in Italy have suggested Pogba was late to a team meeting 24 hours before the game with Allegri subsequently opting to leave the player out completely.
