That is the opinion of Socceroos great John Aloisi, who says Volpato's switch of allegiance ahead of this month's World Cup came as no surprise to him.
Sydney-born Volpato is the new star attraction in Tony Popovic's 26-man squad after having knocked back Graham Arnold's pitch to include him in the 2022 World Cup team.
The Sassuolo winger in March had been waiting for a call-up to Italy's senior team after rising up the ranks in the nation's junior systems.
But Italy then lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina, with that result meaning the four-time World Cup winners have failed to qualify for three consecutive tournaments.
The reasoning behind Volpato's switch is clear-cut to fellow Italian-Australian Aloisi, who played in the Serie A for Cremonese from 1995 to 1997.
"I thought that he was going to (play for Australia), because I know what it feels like," Aloisi told AAP.
"When you're in Australia, everyone's Australian obviously. But when you go overseas, you feel more Australian.
"Even though he's Italian background, he wouldn't feel Italian over there. They would treat him a little bit different.
"You start to feel more Australian, you start to connect a bit more with Australia, even though you're not living there.
"So, you always had that feeling that he would put on the green and gold."
Aloisi can forgive Volpato for ignoring Australia's earlier overtures, knowing how difficult it can be to break into European leagues.
Part of the 'golden generation' of Socceroos, Aloisi's penalty famously secured Australia's passage to the drought-breaking 2006 World Cup.
The iconic striker now coaching Chinese club Chengdu Rongcheng is also the only Australian to have played and scored in the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga.
"A lot of people were going, 'He (Volpato) didn't want to represent Australia'," Aloisi said at a Sportsbet media conference on Thursday.
"He probably always did, he probably had to wait, because I know what it's like when you're trying to secure a spot down in Europe.
"You don't want too many distractions.
"Now, he's a player that's cemented a spot over in Europe and it's a good time for him to start playing national team football.
"In the past, we've been struggling to find those attacking players and now, we're starting to find some really good young players.
"He's been playing Serie A now for a while ... I'm excited to see him."
Volpato will be looking to earn his first cap for Australia when the Socceroos tackle Switzerland on Sunday, their final World Cup dress rehearsal.
The 22-year-old didn't feature in last week's friendly against Mexico as he only arrived in camp on match morning.
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