▁positive ▁for ▁n and rol one . ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Guard i ola ▁was ▁cleared ▁on ▁appeal ▁of ▁all ▁charges ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁ban . ▁CON I , ▁however , ▁re open ed ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁the ▁player ▁because ▁it ▁considered ▁the ▁absol ution ▁un accept able , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁cleared ▁once ▁again ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Coppa ▁Italia ▁games ▁and ▁Champions ▁League ▁games , ▁finishing ▁with ▁ 7 1 ▁games ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Al - Ah li ▁▁ ▁After ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁Bres cia ▁and ▁Roma , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Guard i ola ▁chose ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Q atar ▁with ▁Al - Ah li ▁from ▁D oh a ▁in ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Stars ▁League , ▁where ▁many ▁fellow ▁gre ats ▁were ▁playing , ▁such ▁as ▁Gabriel ▁Bat ist uta . ▁He ▁had ▁rejected ▁another ▁offer ▁from ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁as ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁play ▁elsewhere . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁in ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Stars ▁League , ▁often ▁c ited ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁League . ▁He ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁Arab ▁Champions ▁League ▁with ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁competition ' s ▁first ▁round , ▁Guard i ola ▁missed ▁a ▁penalty ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁minute , ▁hitting ▁the ▁cross bar ,