Lucioni cops one-year ban

BENEVENTO captain Fabio Lucioni has been banned one year for doping.

Italy’s national anti-doping organisation made the decision last night after the steroid clostebol was found in a sample taken after Benevento’s 1-0 loss to Torino in September.

Benevento team physician Walter Giorgione was banned for four years for administering the steroid. Both Lucioni and Giorgione plan to appeal.

The ban is back-dated to October, meaning Lucioni can return early next season.