Ex-Uruguay captain Lugano accused of breaking anti-doping rules

Rio de Janeiro April 7 (IANS) Former Uruguay football captain Diego Lugano has been fined 10 000 reais (around $3 000) for allegedly breaking Brazil s anti-doping rules.

Lugano who now plays for Sao Paulo was selected for a random drug test after his team s 1-1 draw with Botafogo-SP in the the Paulista championship on March 22 reports Xinhua news agency.

Instead of proceeding directly to the testing area the 36-year-old first went to the Sao Paulo dressing room breaching article 191 of Brazil s sports justice code according to the Uol news portal.

Sao Paulo are expected to appeal the decision.

Lugano whose career has included spells at Fenerbahce Paris Saint-Germain Malaga and West Bromwich Albion was capped 95 times for Uruguay before retiring from international football after the 2014 World Cup.

--IANS
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