Doping, disqualification of Papu Gomez: here is the statement from Monza.
“Positivity is the result of an involuntary assumption”. With a statement, Monza confirms the rumors of the last few hours on the doping positivity of Papu Gomez, but points out that it would not have been a voluntary hiring. "The presence of Terbutaline was found in the footballer's biological samples. It is a drug – we read in the press release released by the Brianza company – hired to calm a bronchospasm crisis, in October 2022, when the player was registered for Sevilla FC".
“AC Monza reserves the right to evaluate the next procedural steps”. Thus reads the last line of the statement. So, the Brianza club seems to be oriented towards supporting the player's lawyers for the actions they decide to undertake. At this point, an appeal against the Argentine's disqualification is almost certain.
The playmaker, who recently signed with Monza, tested positive for an anti-doping test carried out during his time at Sevilla, in November 2022, just before playing the World Cup with Argentina and now rfaces a two-year ban.
Papu would have justified what happened by talking about a syrup taken by one of his children after a night in bed. Drug that the player would have taken without having consulted with Sevilla.
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