The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) are to reopen the
case against Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola over alleged drug use
during his time as a player at Brescia.
Guardiola was fined and suspended for four months in 2001 for
alleged nandrolone use and his sentence was upheld by the appeal
court of the Italian football federation (FIGC).
The 38-year-old was later cleared on appeal of all charges by
the Brescia court, but Italy's anti-doping prosecutor has now
persuaded CONI to re-examine the case.
A statement on the CONI website read: "On Tuesday September 15,
Guardiola's case will be examined, based on the appeal from the
anti-doping prosecutor's office against the decision reached by the
FIGC's court of federal justice, when they sat on May 8, 2009."
- Football365
