Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive for testosterone, Italy's anti-doping agency announced Monday.
The test was carried out after Juventus' game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match, but was on Juve's bench.
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Nado Italia, the anti-doping agency, said that Pogba was suspended provisionally with immediate effect. Pending a trial and testing of a backup "B" sample, he risks a suspension of up to four years.
"In acceptance of the instance proposed by the National Anti-doping Prosecutor, it has provided for the provisional suspension of the athlete Paul Labile Pogba," NADO Italia said in a statement.