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Granada suspend new boy Angulo over failed drugs test

Football Soccer - Independiente v Boca Juniors - Copa Libertadores - Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito - 7/07/16. Independiente's Jose Angulo celebrates goal. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (Reuters)

MADRID (Reuters) - Granada have suspended new signing Jose Angulo after he failed a drug test with his former Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle during the Copa Libertadores, South America's equivalent of the Champions League. The 21-year-old striker joined the Spanish top-flight team this month on a five-year deal. "Granada ... has tonight received official communication from CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) confirming that Angulo tested positive in an anti-doping test," the club said in a statement on Thursday. The Ecuadorian is now banned by Granada until the results of his B sample are known. Angulo did not feature in the club's La Liga opener on Saturday, a 1-1 draw with Villarreal. (Reporting by Adriana Garcia; Editing by Tony Jimenez)