Troubled Brazilian striker Adriano, who joined Sao Paulo on
loan from Inter Milan earlier this month, was involved in a car
crash in the early hours of Monday morning, Brazilian media
reported. The 25-year-old, already courting controversy after being
photographed holding a beer can at a pop concert 10 days ago,
escaped unscathed from the incident in Rio de Janeiro, where he is
on holiday.
Adriano's car was in collision with three other vehicles but nobody
was hurt or arrested, reports said. Police could not immediately be
reached for comment. Adriano, once one of Serie A's most feared
strikers, moved to Sao Paulo after barely featuring for Inter in
the last two seasons, which have seen him battling fitness and
reported alcohol problems.
His international career has also taken a turn for the worse and he
has played only once for Brazil since the 2006 World Cup. On
arriving at Sao Paulo, he promised to turn over a new leaf but only
two days later was photographed at a pop concert in Rio with a beer
can in his hand. He later complained that photographers were not
respecting his privacy and promised he would be fit and ready for
the new Brazilian season which starts in mid-January.