Gabigol is back at Ninho do Urubu. After the attacker’s defense obtained a suspensive effect on the complaint for attempted fraud in an anti-doping test, this Tuesday (30), the number 10 was released to train at Flamengo’s CT. Upon arriving at the venue, he was greeted with hugs and applause from players, coaching staff and other staff.
Gabi has not been on the field since February 25th. During the period of suspension, the attacker maintained his training routine outside Ninho do Urubu , with the support of Flamengo’s football department. This Tuesday’s activity (30) will define whether the number 10 will be included in the game against Amazonas, this Wednesday (1).
Away from the day-to-day life of Ninho do Urubu since March 25 , when the suspension was announced by the Anti-Doping Sports Court – remember here -, Gabigol will still have his appeal judged at the CAS. The athlete’s defense and the legal department are optimistic about reversing the two-year sentence, until April 2025.
Rodrigo Dunshee, general and legal vice-president of Flamengo, spoke this Tuesday (30) about the suspensive effect obtained by Gabigol’s defense. The director highlighted the importance of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and classified the 3-0 vote as an encouraging start projecting the possible acquittal of the athlete.
“The decision does not go into greater detail about the chances of success, but it is an encouraging start. We are happy that the decision to appeal to the CAS was correct, because the strategy made at the beginning was to choose, as Gabriel is an international athlete, he can be judged in the first instance by the Full Court here in Brazil and the second instance in CAS, in Switzerland”, he detailed.
The suspension
On March 25, Gabigol was suspended from football for two years for doping test fraud . The Rubro-Negro Carioca idol was judged by the Anti-Doping Sports Court. The decision, which effectively began in April, could be appealed by the athlete.
A week earlier, the session that judged the complaint regarding Gabigol ended without a sentence. The trial began at 2 pm (Brasília time) and, at 7 pm, the Court ordered the session to be stopped. Gabigol gave his statement.
The complaint by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Anti-Doping Sports Court was made on December 21, 2023 and refers to an event on April 8, 2023, the day before the second match of the Carioca Championship final, against Fluminense.
The document contains reports of Gabigol’s disrespect for those responsible for collecting the exams and following correct procedures. According to professionals, the athlete showed irritation “for always being on the list of players who take the exam”. See more details here.
The Brazilian Anti-Doping Code provided for a suspension of up to four years in case of conviction for article 122, which refers to “fraud or attempted fraud of any part of the control process”.
With the suspensive effect obtained, Gabigol is free to defend Flamengo while the Court of Arbitration for Sport does not definitively judge the appeal presented by the defense.
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