Coppa Italia match against Cremonese, Brienza reached the milestone of 200 appearances with Palermo: 168 in the league, 15 in UEFA Cup, 15 in Coppa Italia and 2 in the Supercoppa Serie C. Atalanta On 31 January 2013 he moved to Atalanta from Palermo for €950,000. Cesena On 13 August 2014 Brienza joined Serie A newcomers Cesena. Bologna On 24 July 2015 Brienza joined newly promoted Serie A side Bologna as a free agent after leaving relegated Cesena. On 6 July 2016 he signed a new one-year contract. Bari On 30 August 2016 Brienza was sold to Bari from Bologna. After the club's exclusion from professional football and its refoundation under the ownership of Aurelio De Laurentiis, Brienza re-signed for Bari in August 2018, agreeing to remain at the club also in the Serie D league. After helping the team with promotion to Serie C in the 2018–19 season, he left the club at the end of the campaign where his contract expired. Ischia In November 2022, 43-year old Brienza went out of retirement to join hometown club Ischia in the Eccellenza fifth-tier amateur league, with the aim to help them winning promotion to Serie D. International career In 2005, Brienza was called up to the Italian national team by Marcello Lippi and was subsequently capped during a friendly North-American tour with the Azzurri, marking his debut in a 1–1 draw with Serbia and Montenegro at Rogers Centre, Toronto on 8 June 2005, replacing Giorgio Chiellini in the 64th minute. In the match against Ecuador three days later, Brienza featured in the starting lineup partnering Luca Toni and David Di Michele. Brienza and Toni were replaced by Cristiano Lucarelli and Antonio Langella at half-time in the 1–1 draw at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey state. Style of play A diminutive and creative playmaker, who was known for his technique as well as his striking and passing ability with his left foot, he usually played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder, known as the Trequartista position in Italy, although he was also capable of playing as a second striker, in deep-lying creative role as a central midfielder (known as the regista position in Italy), or as a right winger, a position which allowed him to cut into the middle onto his stronger foot. Career statistics Club International References External links Brienza's profile (from US Palermo official website) Brienza's