Lamentable situation

After the preventive sanction imposed by FIFA on Friday to the forward of the Peruvian National Team, Paolo Guerrero, it was necessary to hear from the head of the medical unit in the team. Doctor Julio Segura regretted what happened to the forward, but assured that there was no problem on his part and his team.

Regarding what happened to Paolo, Segura said that it is still under investigation, but he was clear in stating that the Peruvian National Team does not use substances that can cause doping.

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"In the team, we know what doping control is. Therefore, we do not use substances that produce doping. It is regrettable what happened with Paolo, but I am sure that there was no problem on our part," Segura said on Radio Nacional.

Likewise, Segura referred to the information circulating on social networks, which claims that there were irregularities in Paolo Guerrero's urine test and that another doctor (a certain Dr. Benitez) accompanied the player.

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"Dr. Benitez is an Argentine doctor who collaborates with us. That day, Dr. Alva, who is in charge of taking the players to the doping control, was going to do it, but there were some difficulties because we were in La Bombonera. So I understand that Benitez asked to collaborate and was present during the control. I don't think they left any bottles open, it would be very strange. In addition, the one who performed the test was the doctor from the medical commission of Conmebol. The bottles are sealed, then opened and used again, no bottle can be left open," Segura explained.

"Paolo had a flu process, even ended up with tracheitis, but we were able to recover him thanks to his effort. He received medication, antibiotics, and analgesics, medications that have no problem with doping," Julio Segura concluded.

On the other hand, in Brazil, from the newspaper O'Globo', they pointed out that the substance detected in Paolo's sample is benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine. However, Segura avoided referring to this information as he did not have specific data.