 Amauri made his Serie A debut on 14 April 2001 in a league match against Bari.He played as one of the starting XI and was replaced by Francesco Moriero in the 69th minute.He then played for Piacenza in Serie A for the 2001–02 season (on loan from Parma, alongside Matuzalém), and for Messina in Serie B in 2002–03.