Peru's doctor says team did not give striker stimulant


  • Football
  • Saturday, 04 Nov 2017

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - South America - Argentina v Peru - La Bombonera stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 5, 2017. Peru's Paolo Guerrero sits on the field. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

LIMA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Peru's team doctor said strict controls on what they gave their players meant there was no way they could have administered the stimulant that led FIFA to ban captain Paolo Guerrero from two crucial World Cup playoff matches against New Zealand.

Guerrero tested positive for a stimulant after the Argentina-Peru match on Oct. 15 and was given a preliminary 30-day suspension, the Peruvian Football Federation said on Friday.

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