 Without a place in the team and after becoming Free Agent, Renato returned to Argentina to play in San Lorenzo de Almagro during the 2009–2010 league after refusing several offers made by English, German, Spanish, Italian and Belgian teams.On January 13, 2010, the Argentine agreed a contract with OGC Nice.On 15 July 2013, Civelli joined Turkish Süper Lig for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.