The Papu Gomez case provokes reactions from all sides. As a reminder, the 35-year-old midfielder, 2022 world champion with Argentina, was suspended from all sporting activity for two years after testing positive during an anti-doping test carried out last November. When justifying himself on social networks, the native of Buenos Aires defended himself by mentioning the accidental taking of a syrup containing a banned substance, terbutaline, to treat a dry cough. Since then, the Monza player has not been spared by observers.
Present at the edge of the pitch for the meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, two former Serie A legends, namely Patrice Evra and Clarence Seedorf, converted as consultants , chastised the Argentinian by referring to the honey-based medicine. “Clarence, do you have any honey?“, asked the ex-Juve defender to the former AC Milan star. To which the Dutchman replied: “A little honey? Immediately”. An exchange which quickly made the rounds in the transalpine press…