Juventus star Paul Pogba could be key to Champions League qualification after finally making season debut
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The French midfielder played his first official game of the season on Tuesday
Juventus fans were waiting for this day for a long time. Paul Pogba finally played his first game of the season and also the first since his return to the Italian club in the summer on a free transfer from Manchester United. Coach Massimiliano Allegri decided to play him the last twenty minutes of the game -- a 4-2 win against city rival Torino on Tuesday.
Juve won the Derby della Mole after an exciting clash that saw Torino score the opener after one minute with Yann Karamoh. Later in the first half, the Bianconeri equalized with Juan Cuadrado before Toni Sanabria scored again for the guests. The first half ended 2-2 as Juventus scored again with Danilo before the break. In the second half, after Allegri opted to play Pogba and Federico Chiesa and the home team scored the last two goals of the match via Gleison Bremer and with Adrien Rabiot.
The Italian giants are now only ten points behind the top four despite the 15-point deduction after the recent scandal that led to the club's board resigning last November. Without that deduction (Juventus have appealed against the decision), the club would be second in the table fifteen points behind Napoli.
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