Shortly after Chris Cooper another athlete of the Italian National Team is in danger of a suspension due to a violation of the Anti-Doping rules. According to various news reports from Italy outfielder Lorenzo Avagnina of T&A San Marino is facing a suspension of one year and five months. Since he is a national team roster player he has to provide information about his whereabouts and violated these rules in three cases (missed anti-doping test or missing communication) in a span of 12 months. Anti-Doping prosecutors requested the aforementioned ban.