AC Monza have confirmed Papu Gomez has been banned for two years for doping.

Gomez failed a test in Spain last season while with Sevilla and was handed his suspension this week. FIGC in Italy have since confirmed the ban.

Monza announced: “AC Monza announces that it has today received a notification from FIFA, through the FIGC, of the first sentence of the Spanish Anti-Doping Commission, issued against the footballer Alejandro Dario Gomez.

“The sentence provides for a two-year disqualification from sporting activities. The presence of Terbutaline was found in the footballer's biological samples.

“It is a drug taken to calm a bronchospasm issue, in October 2022, when the footballer was registered for Sevilla FC.

“Positivity is the result of an involuntary assumption.

“AC Monza reserves the right to evaluate the next procedural steps."

The former Atalanta star joined Monza a fortnight ago after joining from Sevilla.