For Thursday's Europa League match in Turin against Freiburg, Juventus will not feature Paul Pogba.

The France international reportedly arrived late for a team meeting on Wednesday and was left off Massimiliano Allegri's squad when it was announced the morning of the first-leg match of the round of 16 on Thursday.

After returning to Juventus from Manchester United last July, Pogba has had a miserable start to his second stint with the team.

Multiple injuries have plagued the 29-year-old midfielder, who had to wait until February 28 to make his second debut. He came off the bench in the 4-2 derby victory over Torino and also made an appearance as a late substitute in Sunday's 1-0 loss at Roma.

Thursday'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.

The squad selected for tonight’s #JUVSCF ⚪️⚫️📜#UEL pic.twitter.com/yENnh95Fwm— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) March 9, 2023