Atalanta’s Argentine defender Jose Palomino has been handed a provisional suspension by Italy’s Anti-Doping Court after testing positive for a banned substance, the country’s national anti-doping organisation (NADO) said on Tuesday.
Palomino’s sample contained a metabolite of clostebol, a steroid on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) banned list which can also be found in some medications.
The suspension comes before the start of the new Serie A campaign, which Atalanta kick off on Aug. 13 at Sampdoria after finishing eighth in the table last season.
“The National Anti-doping Court, accepting the request made by the National Anti-doping Prosecutor, has proceeded to suspend as a cautionary measure the athlete Jose Luis Palomino,” NADO Italia said in a statement.
Atalanta confirmed they had been notified by the Anti-Doping Court about the suspension.
“… while waiting to evaluate the next steps in the process, the substance which the national anti-doping prosecutor reported is clostebol metabolite,” Atalanta said in a statement.
The 32-year-old Palomino, who joined Atalanta from Bulgarian side Ludogorets in 2017, has made 202 appearances for the Bergamo-based club in all competitions.
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Al Ain Club concluded the activities of the first phase of the summer camp at Khalifa Bin Zayed Hall at Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club.
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The summer Camp, which was held in partnership with the UAE Pro League, was organized for children aged from 4 to 13 years, amid wide participation and a remarkable turnout.
Al Ain Club had announced its organization of the summer camp for girls, which is scheduled to be held in two phases during the months of July and August.
The first phase was held from July 4th to 7th, while the second phase is set to take place on August 1st and will last for four days.