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Juve midfielder Pogba out for at least two months - Sky

Juventus' Paul Lamine Pogba looks on during their Italian Serie A soccer match against Sassuolo at Juventus Stadium in Turin March 9, 2015. REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

ROME, March 19 - Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will be out for at least eight weeks because of a hamstring injury, Sky Sports Italia reported on Thursday. The French international went off in the 26th minute of Wednesday's 3-0 Champions League last-16 second leg victory over Borussia Dortmund, a win that took Juve through 5-1 on aggregate. Pogba's injury could mean he misses the quarter-finals and, if the team qualify, the semi-finals too. Coach Massimiliano Allegri may decide to switch to a three-man defence in Pogba's absence with Claudio Marchisio, Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo patrolling the midfield. Juventus, who have a 14-point lead with 11 games to play as they seek a fourth straight Serie A title, host seventh-placed Genoa on Sunday. (Reporting by Jacopo Lo Monaco, editing by Tony Jimenez)