Daniel Maldini in Milan Road Collision After Cagliari Winner Against Atalanta

Daniel Maldini will return to Cagliari training on Monday after a weekend in which he scored the decisive goal against parent club Atalanta before being involved in a road collision in Milan.

The 24-year-old attacking midfielder is on loan with Cagliari from Atalanta and helped the Sardinian side to a 2-1 win. Hours later, in the early part of Sunday, his Porsche Carrera 4 was involved in a collision with another car.

Quick facts

• Maldini scored in Cagliari’s 2-1 victory over Atalanta, the club that owns his contract.
• Six people, including Maldini, suffered minor injuries in the Milan collision.
• He was taken to hospital for checks and was later discharged.
• Breathalyser readings were 0.91 g/l and 0.89 g/l, above Italy’s 0.5 g/l limit.
• Police confiscated his driving licence following the positive test.
• Cagliari said subsequent toxicological tests were negative and confirmed his planned return to training.

The crash left six people with minor injuries. Maldini was among those assessed at a local hospital as a precaution, before being released.

City police carried out a breathalyser at the scene and removed the player’s licence after the result. The first reading was 0.91 grams per litre, followed by 0.89 g/l, both close to twice the legal limit for drivers in Italy.

Cagliari later said Maldini had completed toxicological screening amid reports surrounding the incident, with all of those tests negative. The club added that he would join his team-mates as scheduled on Monday while preparations continue for the next fixtures.

Maldini has played six times in all competitions for Cagliari this season and has scored twice. His goal against Atalanta gave the Rossoblu an important win over the side from which he is temporarily registered.

The midfielder is the son of Paolo Maldini and grandson of Cesare Maldini, two AC Milan greats. He became the third generation of the family to represent Italy when he made his senior international debut against Israel in the 2024 Nations League, and has collected six Azzurri caps, most recently appearing in September 2025.