French World Cup prevailing midfielder Pogba joined Juventus this month on a loose switch after winding down his settlement with Manchester United, who he joined in 2016 for a then-record rate of one zero five million euros.
The 29-12 months-antique made his presence felt in educate Massimiliano Allegri's starting 11 at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders. But it was Marco Da Graca that fired Juventus in advance from near variety within the 10th minute after Federico Gatti's header from a corner turned into parried through the Chivas goalkeeper. Mattia Compagnon brought a second aim in the 80th minute after Tommaso Barbieri's solo run into the vicinity ended together with his blocked shot veering directly to his teammate.
Pogba and Gatti have been just two of the current acquisitions that Allegri thrust into movement, with former Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria additionally inside the lineup and Brazilian defender Gleison Bremer coming on amid a raft of changes for the second one half. Allegri is counting on them to fill the gaps left by the departures of veteran Giorgio Chiellini, currently signed with Major League Soccer's LAFC, leading scorer Paulo Dybala in a switch to Roma and Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt's pass to Bayern Munich.
He knows fans are looking forward to Juventus to go back to the pinnacle of Italian football, having didn't elevate the trophy on account that triumphing nine titles in a row from 2011 until 2020. Last season they completed fourth, and fell to Inter Milan within the Coppa Italia Final.
"Our responsibility is to win this year," Allegri stated in Vegas. "After prevailing trophies 10 years in a row, closing year was our first with out, so we (are) obliged to win and all of us recognise that it is an crucial yr for us."
Juventus dominated the first 1/2, with Di Maria, Pogba and Nicolo Fagioli all threatening. Juventus keeper Wojciech Szczesny turned into forced right into a keep at the stroke of halftime with the aid of a shot from Carlos Cisneros.
After wholesale substitutions Juventus regarded much less cohesive in the second half of, however they still controlled no longer most effective to hold the Liga MX outfit in take a look at but additionally to amplify their lead in a promising begin to a tour that consists of a clash with Barcelona on the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and a assembly with Real Madrid at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles.