Jorginho faces a doping retest after an unconfirmed adverse result
Brazilian journalist Thiago Asmar reported that Flamengo midfielder Jorginho had an adverse result in a CONMEBOL doping test; neither the club nor the governing body has confirmed the case. Asmar said a second analysis is expected on 27 October, with a possible suspension of six months to two years if an offence is established.
Bottom line — Jorginho remains available to Flamengo while the reported result and possible 27 October retest remain unconfirmed.
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Asmar said the test was not taken after Flamengo’s match against Estudiantes, though another report said the sample may have been collected after that match.
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The Flamengo club told Rádio Globo journalist Renan Moura it had received no official notice and knew of no scheduled retest.
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Asmar did not identify the substance or the match in which the sample was collected.
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Espaço do Povo notes that an adverse result is not a finding of a violation; the process includes analysis and the athlete’s right to present a defence.
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The report emerged after Flamengo’s Libertadores semi-final elimination by Estudiantes; Jorginho missed a penalty in the shoot-out.