Cagliari's Daniel Maldini cleared of drug use after Milan road incident

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maldini-daniel/txSCnXec/"]Maldini[/a], who plays ‌for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cagliari/SCGVmKHb/"]Cagliari[/a], was among six people ‌who suffered minor injuries when his ‌Porsche Carrera collided with another vehicle in the northern part of the city ‌at about 5:15 a.m. on ⁠September 13.[/p][p][b]The ‌24-year-old forward had his driving licence confiscated ​by local police after he was found to be over ​the legal blood alcohol limit.[/b][/p][embed guid="1cd0b2bd-5d6a-4761-a26d-17107a18be3b" url="https://x.com/footballitalia/status/2101975383272829178" social-type="twitter" /][p]Maldini scored the winning goal in Cagliari's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cagliari-SCGVmKHb/udinese-rXw8YKDE/?mid=ImxKfTAU"]1-0 victory ⁠[/a]over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/udinese/rXw8YKDE/"]Udinese[/a] ​in Serie A on Saturday.[/p][p]The son of former Italy and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] defender Paolo Maldini, he received a call-up to the ‌national team last week and has made six appearances for Italy.[/p][p][b]After being taken to hospital for further checks, Maldini underwent testing for drug use. The results, released on Monday, ruled out the use of narcotic substances.[/b][/p][p]Maldini's lawyer, Danilo Buongiorno, said he was satisfied ‌with the results.[/p][p][b]"The findings confirm what ​Daniel has always maintained, namely that ‌he has never used drugs," [/b]Buongiorno told Reuters. [b]"The only remaining charge is drink-driving."[/b][/p][p]Daniel Maldini has played for several Serie A clubs, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lazio/URcSl02h/"]Lazio[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a] ⁠and AC ⁠Milan.[/p][infobox id="34c14399-451f-4d74-969c-5a9aebcb2d2a" /]