Atalanta, the counter-analyzes confirm Palomino’s positivity to doping

The counteranalysis confirm the doping positivity of Joseph Louis Palomino. According to what was disclosed by Nado Italia “the analysis operations of sample B taken on 5 July 2022 in Ciserano from the athlete José Luis Palomino and carried out on 11 August 2022 at the Antidoping Laboratory in Rome confirmed the result obtained in the first analyzes. “The Atalanta player was found positive to Clostebol, an anabolic steroid, and has been suspended by the National Anti-Doping Tribunal. Under anti-doping regulations, unintentional positive players face up to two years of disqualification.

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Palomino will be coming soon judged by the National Anti-Doping Tribunal, where it should demonstrate their good faith (for example by trying to use medicines that contain Clostebol or the liability of a third party, such as a doctor). The regulation states that the stop is not applied to the athlete in the event that “he proves in a single case that he is not at fault or negligent, the theoretically applicable disqualification period is eliminated”. So, if he manages to demonstrate his involuntary nature, the disqualification could be greatly reduced or even canceled but, obviously, Gasperini will not have him available for the start of the championship.

Clostebol is a testosterone-derived anabolic steroid, mainly used in healing creams. This is the same substance that led, in 2017, to the one-year disqualification of Fabio Lucioni, at the time captain of Benevento.

GASPERINI: “CLEAR INVOLONTARITY, WE KNOW ITS MORALITY”
Gian Piero Gasperinion the sidelines of the conference towards Sampdoria, he also spoke of Palomino’s situation: “We are losing a very important player. morality of this player, that’s enough involuntariness clear of his situation “.

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