Alejandro “Papu” Gómez tested positive for a banned substance in November 2022, days before the World Cup in Qatar. He received the sanction this week.
Argentine footballer Alejandro Gómez is not having a good time these last few days. Papu must have received some hard news: the anti-doping authorities informed the Qatar 2022 world champion that he was facing a two-year suspension. .
While defending the Sevilla jersey, the player tested positive in a test carried out in November 2022, a few days before the World Cup.
The Argentine, brand new reinforcement of Monza of the Italian Serie A, was subjected to a surprise doping control during one of the training sessions with Sevilla.
Once the results are known, The player pointed out that a few days before the examination he had had a bad night which led him to take a syrup from one of his children without first consulting the club’s doctors. This behavior is not approved by the authorities, since it is necessary to at least inform before taking it .
Although the player and the club had been aware of this situation for months, it was only this week that the official statement arrived with the sanction that removes him from football for two years.
This uncertainty had caused Papu to wait before making a decision on his future, but just before receiving the resolution he ended up signing with Monza with whom he was only able to play two matches in October.
For the same, He will now attempt to appeal the decision, asking for a reduction in the sanction to avoid an early retirement from football, given the left winger is 35 years old. .
Absolute liability
Although Alejandro Gómez apologized to avoid sanction by referring to the consumption of a drug that his son was taking, the anti-doping rules are strict and clear, specifying that it is the athlete himself who must consult the Prohibited List. Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) before ingesting a substance or medication.
Furthermore, there is no point in blaming bad medical advice, because this situation also does not absolve the person concerned from responsibility.
The only legitimate way to consume medicines on the restricted list is for legitimate medical reasons if they meet the conditions established by the International Standard for Exemption for Therapeutic Use (ISTU). . The respective authorization allows the athlete to consume the substances without risking being sanctioned in the event of a positive test during an anti-doping control.
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