The Italian-Brazilian futsal player Diego Cavinato separated “amicably” from Sporting, after eight years of association, after failing an anti-doping test, the Lisbon club reported this Thursday.
“With a deep feeling of sadness, the Sporting Clube de Portugal informs, after the events already reported, recognized and regretted by the athlete Diego Cavinato, that both parties have reached an amicable agreement for contractual termination,” lamented the ‘lions’, in a statement.
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In turn, Cavinato took to social media to talk about “one of the most difficult days of his life” and explain the reasons that led him to take a banned substance.
“Last June, and after more than a week of stoppage, caused by a head injury during training, and without bad faith on my part, I took a metabolism-accelerating medication to lose part of the weight gained with the stop” , explains explained..
The 38-year-old winger added that he took the medication “with a clear conscience and without thinking that it contained a substance prohibited by the Anti-Doping Authority” of Portugal (ADoP).
“An involuntary error on my part led to a possible sanction, which will precipitate a pause that I hope will be brief, but will make my sporting participation unfeasible in the medium term,” he concluded.
Cavinato played a total of 341 official matches for Sporting and scored 340 goals, having won two Champions Leagues, six championships, five Portuguese Cups, four League Cups and four Super Cups.
Source: TSF
