AS Roma’s Australian youngster reveals why he rejected Socceroos call up for Qatar World Cup

AS Roma star Cristian Volpato

The highly regarded star footballer for Serie A club AS Roma Cristian Volpato has declined the invitation to represent the Australian National Football Team in the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Volpato was not included in the 26-man national team roster released on Tuesday for the tournament in Qatar.

Head coach Graham Arnold gave out the statement, “I pretty much told him yesterday he was in the 26-man squad. He wanted to go away and think about it. He wanted to speak to the people around him that helped guide his career. And he came back last night and declined the offer to come and play for Australia at the World Cup. That’s his decision at the end of the day.”

Football fans all over the world were very much confused considering the fact why he would doing the same. Not, the footballer himself has came up with an explanation through his Instagram handles. “I’ve seen lots of speculation about decisions I have supposedly taken at international level: the truth is I am just at the start of my professional career and I am totally focused on continuing that process at Roma.”

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He also added, “Making any sort of rushed decision about my international future at this early stage risks being extremely premature. There will be plenty of time for me to make the decision that feels right for me, but right now I know my focus needs to be continuing to work hard each and every day in order to continue improving as a player.”

18-year-old Cristian Volpato has rejected the chance to play at the 2022 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/u2BjoLKRUM
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Arnold recognises Cristian Volpato’s talent and expressed excitement for the day when Cristian would join the club. Arnold sees Cristian as a player with enormous potential. Additionally, he respects Cristian’s feelings and believes and trusts the choice he made. Everyone searches for updates on the subject.

He made his league debut on October 31, 2022, replacing Nicol Zaniolo in the 57th minute of Roma’s game against Hellas Verona after making his UEFA Europa League debut with the club. He contributed to Roma’s 3-1 victory by scoring one goal and assisting Stephan El Shaarawy on another.

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