what could happen to Gabigol

This Monday, 25th, Gabigolstriker of Flamengowas suspended for two years for disrupting and delaying the carrying out of an anti-doping test, in April 2023. In a close vote, by 5 votes to 4, the auditors of the Anti-Doping Sports Court of Justice defined the punishment for Mengão's number 10 for having violated article 122 of the Brazilian Anti-Doping Code.

The decision is not definitive, that is, the attacker's defense may appeal. Gabigol and his staff will be able to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in Switzerland. Thus, according to an investigation by 'UOL', the case can be completely acquitted, in the same way that it can be increased to a maximum sentence of four years of suspension.

Therefore, from the moment the punishment is determined, although it is not definitive, Gabigol will have to be removed from the rest of the Flamengo squad, training separately. However, the attacker's appeal should happen soon. According to 'O Globo', Bichara Netothe athlete's lawyer, will make a request for suspensive effect to the Sports Arbitration Court.

Furthermore, Flamengo also took a stance on the case, placing itself on the side of the athlete and being able to enter into this legal issue. “The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, taking note of the result of the trial of its athlete Gabriel Barbosa, in the sense of applying a 2-year suspension sentence, until April 2025, by 5 votes for conviction and 4 for acquittal, comes public say that he received the aforementioned decision with surprise and that he will assist the athlete in presenting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), as he understands that there was no type of fraud, not even an attempt, to justify the punishment applied”, the club stated in an official statement.