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Papu Gómez Posts Candid Year-End Message After Return From Two-Year Doping Ban

He says the pre-World Cup positive he attributes to a child’s cough syrup cost him relationships, leading him to seek therapy.

Papu Gómez, en una de las fotos de su sorpresivo posteo.
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Overview

  • The Argentina World Cup winner completed his suspension and was presented by Calcio Padova in Italy’s Serie B in October 2025.
  • Since rejoining, he has made four appearances without goals or assists, with Padova sitting 10th in the promotion race.
  • In an Instagram year-end reflection, he wrote of an “estrange year,” saying he was both the happiest and the saddest he has ever been and that he “lost versions” of himself.
  • Gómez described training alone during the ban, requesting psychological help to break a negative cycle, and relying on his wife’s support.
  • He was sanctioned for a positive test for terbutaline taken before Qatar 2022, which he has consistently linked to a cough syrup given to his son.