Overview
- Maldini was involved in a multi-vehicle collision in Milan in the early hours of Sunday after scoring Cagliari’s winning penalty the night before, and six people suffered only minor injuries.
- Emergency crews sent three ambulances and a medical car and took five people, including Maldini, to Fatebenefratelli Hospital where he was checked and discharged the same day.
- Local police carried out on-scene breathalyser tests that recorded readings of about 0.91 g/l and 0.89 g/l, above Italy’s 0.5 g/l legal limit, and confiscated Maldini’s driving licence.
- Italian media reported a preliminary positive drug-screen but Cagliari issued a statement saying all toxicology tests returned negative; police say definitive hospital laboratory results are still expected in three to four days.
- Investigators are reconstructing the crash sequence and have suggested a failure to give way; the outcome of laboratory tests will shape any legal charges, club discipline, and public reaction given Maldini’s high profile.