Overview
- Gómez shared an emotional year-end Instagram message, calling 2025 'a strange year' in which he felt both happiest and saddest.
- He completed a two-year anti-doping suspension that stemmed from a test conducted before the 2022 World Cup, which he has said was caused by terbutaline from a child's cough syrup.
- After serving the ban in October 2025, he signed for Calcio Padova in Italy's Serie B and has made four appearances without a goal or assist as he regains sharpness.
- He has spoken about the personal toll of the layoff, saying he sought psychological help and leaned on family support while staying active through padel.
- Now outside the Argentina national team setup, the 36-year-old says he intends to keep playing and hopes to extend his career for three or four more years.