Behind the scenes: Flamengo is confident in Gabigol’s acquittal and postpones debate on contract renewal | Flamengo

Gabigol’s punishment fell like a bomb on Flamengo. The sentence of two years of suspension for attempted fraud in the anti-doping test moved the club behind the scenes, which supports the attacker and is confident of his acquittal in the second instance trial. The player is in the last year of his contract and, at this point, the club’s intention is to fulfill the contract. The renewal, once agreed upon, is on hold.

Gabigol is suspended until April 2025 for attempted anti-doping fraud

Internally, the punishment was considered exaggerated and abusive as the athlete tested negative in urine and blood tests (which is considered more complete). Flamengo believes that Gabigol was judged more for bad behavior than for the crime itself.

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The club believes that there will be a technical judgment at CAS, which will take into account the fact of negative tests. The athlete’s history, who has never tested positive for doping, is also seen as an asset. As the vote was close – 5 votes for punishment and 4 for acquittal – Flamengo believes it will reverse the case in the FIFA court.

The defense attached images from Ninho do urubu’s security cameras to corroborate the athlete’s version. The defense report is that Gabigol arrived at the CT before the testing team and went straight to the gym. The blood test can only be done two hours after any physical activity and, therefore, the player did not perform the urine test at the time requested by the inspectors.

Any talks about renewing the contract will be on the back burner at this point. The focus of the club and the athlete is the acquittal in the case of attempted fraud in the anti-doping test.

The agreement, however, was not well received by a wing of the red and black board, mainly due to the length of the contract due to the athlete’s performance in 2023. The final word on the renewal will be from president Rodolfo Landim.

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