Pogba, Juventus, doping tests and history repeating itself

If Paul Pogba failed a doping take a look at after taking an American integrator, then this might be precisely the identical situation that brought about a spate of constructive Serie A circumstances for nandrolone within the early 2000s, together with Edgar Davids and Pep Guardiola.

Pogba confirmed elevated ranges of testosterone within the pattern taken after the 3-0 win away to Udinese on August 20.

Awaiting the counter-analysis, a number of studies recommend Pogba informed the Juventus medical employees that he took a substance prescribed by a medic in Miami who’s a buddy of the household, however who didn’t contact the membership.

It’s believed to be a vitamin integrator, basically a dietary complement, which beneath American guidelines just isn’t coated by the identical strict regulation as medicine.

The integrator is supposed to assist the physique higher take in nutritional vitamins and minerals, so is usually handed out in American gyms and is well accessible on-line, however also can include substances which are banned for skilled athletes.

It might be a way of déjà vu for Juve and Serie A, as a result of integrators imported from America have been the reason for the spate of nandrolone positive doping tests in 2000.

These banned included Davids of Juventus, Lazio defender Fernando Couto, Jean-Francois Gillet of Bari, Cristian Bucchi of Perugia and extra.

Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that mimics testosterone and boosts muscle mass.

It sparked a panic amongst Serie A gamers, with Gianluca Pessotto of Juventus on the time warning they have been “afraid of taking something aside from mineral water” in case it had hidden substances.

In 2001, Brescia midfielder Guardiola and Lazio defender Jaap Stam additionally examined constructive for nandrolone.

Nonetheless, after 5 months of investigation, they have been each cleared, with exams exhibiting their our bodies naturally produced the substance in increased ranges.