Australian rugby league star Aidan Guerra learns much from family history lesson in Italy Daly Cherry-Evans is expected to be fit to take on England in this Sunday's Four nations clash, with the Kangaroos confident he'll play the full 80 minutes. Learning about his family history helped Aidan Guerra gain the perspective he needed to become a better player. Pic Brett Costello Source: News Corp Australia IN A northern Italian farm house, staring at the castle his fascinating family is banned from, Aidan Guerra found the humble perspective that Bondi has a habit of drowning. Rick Guerra has revealed his son's breakthrough year is owed to the maturity he gained on a trip to Italy last pre-season. Guerra made his State of Origin and Australian debuts this year, emerging from Sonny Bill Williams" shadow to become one of the best backrowers in the NRL. Aidan Guerra takes on the New Zealand defence. Pic Peter Wallis Source: News Corp Australia It was an Italian holiday following his World Cup performance for the nation that inspired his standout form for the Roosters and Maroons. During the trip Guerra visited the town his family hails from and learned of their bizarre history, easily the most intriguing in rugby league. Guerra means war in Italy and his family, which has ministerial and Vatican links, was the centre of internal warring. It all began, as most family strife does, with adultery. Rick, a builder and touch football fanatic with a thick Australian accent, tells the story passionately from his Townsville home. The Guerras hail from a small town in northern Italy called Cologne which Rick describes as "a few clicks outside Milan, mate." Young star Sione Mata'utia says he is still shocked that he's been selected for the Kangaroos, with the 18-year-old grateful for the chance to wear the jersey. When a Guerra returns to the city, their name sees them treated like royalty because before "the incident" they practically were. "I'll probably get shot for telling you this, mate," Rick said. The story with it is, the family has a castle over there but my grandmother was excommunicated. You know in the old days with people living in castles and they would have a painter do a family portrait and hang it on the castle wall? Well my grandmother had an affair with the family's portrait painter. She got kicked out of the castle. They cut her out of the will. She went and lived with the equivalent of farm help and lived with his family. Aidan Guerra's family LR (brother) Gian with his son Flint 15 months, (mum and dad) Helen and Rick and (brother) Cohan Guerra. Picture: Zak Simmonds Source: News Corp Australia My father never lived there (the castle) either because of it. So when we go over there we don't stay in the castle, we stay with them (farm help's family) who have turned their farm houses into tenements. They still revere the family there though. It is incredible. One of our cousins was the world leader of minor orders in the Vatican (manager of exorcists and acolytes). "In order to see him our family had to send a request giving six months" notice. I don't have to worry about that though, mate, I'm just a battling builder in Townsville. Guerra will come off the bench in tomorrow's must-win Four Nations battle with England in Melbourne. Kangaroos teammates are Sione Mata'utia to have a long and successful Test career when the Newcastle teen becomes the youngest ever debutant for Australia in their must win Four Nations clash against England. Rick said Aidan's Roosters" form surged after his visit to Cologne made him realise the life he was living in Sydney's eastern suburbs should be treasured. "The reason he's going so well is he has matured so much as a person and my personal opinion is it comes from playing for Italy and then going to where our family is from which grounded him," Rick said. My father died a couple of years ago and Aidan took up the flag and wanted to honour him by playing for Italy. It is such a humbling thing to walk on roads made 2000 years ago. The history and grandeur of the place ... we don't have that here. You realise you are so small in the big picture and focus on what you really want out of life rather than wandering aimlessly. Originally published as Victory scent comes from Cologne