Vasco’s Carlos Alberto tests postive for illegal substances

Vasco da Gama’s Carlos Alberto could be facing a lengthy ban after illegal substances were found in a routine drug test. The player is set to decide on whether to defend the charges presented, the second such case to rock Brazilian football after Fluminense’s Deco was tested postive for the second time earlier today. But […]
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2013-05-04 22:00:00

Vasco da Gama"s Carlos Alberto could be facing a lengthy ban after illegal substances were found in a routine drug test.

The player is set to decide on whether to defend the charges presented, the second such case to rock Brazilian football after Fluminense"s Deco was tested postive for the second time earlier today.

But coach Paolo Autuori has defended his player and offered his full support in this matter as the player decides his future.

“I talk to him everyday. He has our full support and this time it"ll be no different. Any athlete will receive support in any ways [at Vasco]," he told UOL.

The player"s legal representative was cagey over whether or not Alberto would contest any doping charge, but did reveal the deadline to do so was this Friday.

He said: “We have to present his defence today, which is the limit date for that. If we don"t, the player will be automatically charged [for doping].

“If we do present it, we have a 50% chance. We can"t talk much, it"s a complicated process."

Source: Goal.com

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