 He also wore no.23 shirt of the first team and appeared as unused sub in round 37 against A.C. Milan.In January 2008, he was loaned to Paganese along with Alessandro Osso Armellino.In the next season, at first he left for Manfredonia, then on 2 February 2008 sold to Sorrento in co-ownership deal, as part of the transfer that Giovanni Barreca joined the Udine-based club.