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Insults to an anti-doping inspector: 20 days of disqualification requested for Gasperini

The Atalanta coach would have railed against the entire system during a surprise check, interrupting a test on one of his players. The coach refused the plea agreement and the prosecutor referred him

“He insulted an inspector during a surprise check and railed against the entire anti-doping system, interrupting an ongoing test on an Atalanta player and forcing the player to go to train.” With this motivation (violation of article 3 paragraph 3 of the code), the anti-doping prosecutor Pierfilippo Laviani, with a request for 20 days of disqualification, the Atalanta coach, Gian Piero Gasperini.

The coach will be tried by the national anti-doping court on May 10th. If sanctioned, according to the rules he could not have contact with members for the duration of the suspension, also skipping the last three league games and the final of the Italian Cup against Juve.

Episode

The episode against Gasperini took place on 7 February last: an inspector from Nado Italia came to the Atalanta training ground for an “out of competition” anti-doping check, that is, surprisingly, on 4 players. The athlete, whose test was interrupted by Gasperini, then completed the operation at the end of the training thanks to the “mediation” of the team doctor. The tests of the players were evidently negative, given that there were no communications in this regard: but Gasperini’s behavior led the prosecutor Laviani to challenge him for the infringement by proposing a plea deal (for the violation of article 3 paragraph 3 of the code antidoping of nado Italia the technician risks up to six months of disqualification) for a penalty of 10 days of stop. Gasperini did not accept the plea bargain and asked for a hearing which was set for May 10 in front of the national anti-doping court chaired by Adele Rando.

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