 After two loan spells at the Serie B level, in Salernitana and Triestina, in June 2005 Lai decided to return in Sweden by signing a 2-years contract for Landskrona BoIS, playing in Superettan.Then he went to the Danish club Vejle Boldklub.In the winter of 2010, Valentino went to Apollon Limassol on a loan deal.