Milan striker Borriello banned after dope test

Milan striker Marco Borriello has been suspended after testing positive in a routine doping test, the Italian Football League said in a statement. The League's disciplinary commission said Borriello was suspended with immediate effect following an...

Milan striker Marco Borriello has been suspended after testing positive in a routine doping test, the Italian Football League said in a statement. The League's disciplinary commission said Borriello was suspended with immediate effect following an announcement from the anti-doping agency of the Italian Olympic Committee that the forward had failed a test carried out after Milan lost 2-1 at home to Roma on November 11.

CONI said that Borriello's sample had shown traces of banned substances prednisone and prednisolone - which indicate the use of cortisone - while Milan said they were confident the matter would be ressolved swiftly.

Under Italian doping regulations a player is automatically suspended following a postive first sample but no definitive verdict is issued until after the results of tests on a second sample.

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