“I also know what happens in football! We are not with injections”

Marius Șumudică had an appropriate reaction after what Berto, the player of U Cluj, was caught doping.

Rapid won the last match of the 15th stage of the Superliga, score 1-0, with FC Hermannstadt, and Marius Șumudică discussed the situation of Berto, from U Cluj, who was caught doping during the day on Friday, 6 September. Şumudica said that there are several teams that resort to such methods, leaving a big question mark after his statement.

Marius Șumudică, shocking statement, after Berto, from U Cluj, was caught doped

Marius Șumudică made a shocking statement at the end of the match with FC Hermannstadt, saying that there are several teams that resort to injections to recover their players. Moreover, Rapid’s coach mentioned that his players only take magnesium, without resorting to illegal methods.

“We don’t give them injections, we give them magnesium. I know there are also teams in League 1 who resort to this. I am firmly convinced that they have much faster recovery methods, I also know what happens in football.

Every time I will shoot at them until they pass out on the field, I want to win all the matches”, said Marius Șumudică, after Rapid – Hermannstadt 1-0.

What punishment does Berto risk after being caught doped

The president of ANAD, Ștefan Rohnean, explained what punishment does Berto risk, after he was caught doping and caused a real earthquake in Romanian football. Berto, Rohnean said, would face between a verbal reprimand, the least penalty, and a 2-year suspension, the most.

“It surprises me that it has already reached you and that such cases appear in the press before they are definitive. There are supplements that can be contaminated and, when we talk about furosemide, we had another case of an athlete (no – Florentina Iușco, before the 2024 Olympics), there was also the famous case of Simona Halep, let me not I’m answering all the questions today because we have to see where the case goes, if we’re talking about a tainted supplement or if we’re just talking about a different case.

The punishment can be starting from a reprimand, it depends a lot on where the contamination came from, if the athlete took all precautions and, if the contamination was through no fault of the athlete, it can certainly be reduced to rebuke Otherwise, from reprimand to 2 years, the decision of the Hearing Committee can be any. 2 years would be the most, but we are talking hypothetically and I cannot confirm anything about the athlete from Cluj.

As you know, it is possible for the athlete to ask for the B sample and after the analysis of the B sample is completed it will be confirmed that there is a doping case. If the athlete refuses the B sample, then yes, we can consider that we have a positive case and then the other procedures begin, which concern the degree of guilt. If the degree of guilt is low, it can lead to a substantial reduction of the sanction.

If the athlete has assumed and informed us, it is strictly his problem. We, until we have a definite case, cannot communicate in the press. When there is no other option, we will inform and issue a press release”, said the president of ANAD, according to iamsport.ro.