 He made a total of 23 appearances with the "biancorossi", but only 11 of them as a start-up player.In 2008–09, he came back to Roma his debut that year was in a 2–0 victory over Atalanta at the Stadio Olimpico, where he came as a substitute for Menez.With the close of the January transfer window on February 2, 2009, he was once again loaned out, this time to the C1 side Novara Calcio.