Atalanta confirm that defender Jose Luis Palomino has been suspended after failing a doping test, giving more details on the banned substance that was found.
The centre-back has been suspended as a precaution by the anti-doping agency after a surprise test during pre-season training.
It had been initially reported that Palomino had tested positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid that was in the headlines in the early 2000s after a spate of players including Pep Guardiola and Edgar Davids tested positive in Serie A.
It was later found that the substance was included, but not named on the list of ingredients, in several vitamin integrators.
However, Atalanta have now clarified that Palomino’s test highlighted the presence of a clostebol metabolite.
Clostebol is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid that is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
More tests will be performed on the original sample to confirm the presence of the clostebol metabolite and Atalanta medical staff and Palomino will present a list of substances he has taken to see where it could have come from.