Joao Pedro suspended after Cagliari star fails drugs test

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A provisional suspension for failing a drugs test was probably not the birthday surprise Cagliari midfielder Joao Pedro had in mind.

Cagliari's Joao Pedro has been handed a provisional suspension after failing a drugs test, Italy's national anti-doping agency NADO has confirmed.

The Brazilian attacking midfielder tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide after Cagliari's goalless draw at Sassuolo in Serie A on February 11.

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