La Gazzetta dello Sport and SportMediaset are reporting that Juventus midfielder and France international Paul Pogba (30) has tested positive for testosterone in a drug test in the aftermath of the Serie A opening-day game involving Udinese and Juventus on August 20.
The 2018 World Cup winner with France was an unused substitute for this game that Juventus won 3-0, courtesy of goals from Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic and Adrien Rabiot.
The Italian outlets understand that Pogba will be suspended as a precautionary measure. To prove his innocence, the former Manchester United midfielder also needs to request a counter-analysis of the drug test. If the initial positive test is confirmed, Pogba will likely be trialled by Italy’s Tribunale nazionale anti-doping, the country’s national anti-doping court. Mediaset adds that Pogba may be suspended for as long as four years if proven guilty of intentional doping. Pogba is currently sidelined with a minor injury he sustained when playing Empoli before the international break.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval
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