World Cup star ‘tests positive for cocaine after being stopped by police at nearly twice the speed limit’

AUSTRALIA star Cristian Volpato has reportedly tested positive for cocaine. The Sassuolo player was stopped twice on the same night for going almost double the speed limit in Sydney. Australia World Cup star Cristian Volpato has reportedly tested positive for cocaine Credit: Alamy He was pulled over in Sydney twice for speeding on the same night Credit: Getty He is said to have been going nearly 94km/h in a 60 zone on Thursday night when pulled over by police initially. Volpato, 22, returned a negative result on a breath test from his BMW Coupe on the Anzac Bridge at 11.05pm. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! But he was then stopped again barely two hours later and gave a positive result for having cocaine in his system. The former Roma midfielder was driving at 109km/h in the same 60 limit area. New South Wales police say he was given an infringement notice for speeding and had his international licence suspended for six months. A secondary sample of oral fluid was taken for further tests. Volpato’s camp have been approached for comment. Volpato made three appearances at the World Cup for his country after transferring allegiances from Italy earlier this year. Most read in Sport He was an Italian youth international but switched to become an Aussie ace prior to the squad announcement. Volpato was born in Camperdown, Australia, and played for Western Sydney before heading to Europe as a junior. He featured in Roma’s academy and made the step up to first team football. Sassuolo signed him in 2023. Volpato was an unused sub for Australia’s opener against Turkey – a 2-0 win. He then came off the bench in the 2-0 loss to USA before starting the 0-0 draw with Paraguay. Volpato also played in the last-32 defeat to Egypt on penalties but did not make it to extra-time. Comment now