‘One of our own’: Cristian Volpato flourishes after Socceroos switch

Junior Italy international feels he can develop more as a player after late inclusion to the World Cup squadCristian Volpato is Italian football’s make-good to Australia, a peace offering set to soothe 20 years of pain. The winger flipped allegiances so he could represent the Socceroos on the eve of the World Cup, but his career was shaped by those responsible for perhaps the greatest heartache of Australian football.In the closest the Socceroos have come to a World Cup knockout victory, the team remembered as the “golden generation” and led…