2–0 in the first half. He made his CSL debut at the CSL's opening match at Tianhe Stadium on 8 March 2014; he did not score a goal, and was substituted off the pitch in the 67th minute. Fiorentina (loan) On 10 January 2015, Diamanti moved to Fiorentina on loan from Guangzhou Evergrande. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 February in a 3–2 win over Atalanta. Watford (loan) On 17 August 2015, Diamanti signed for English Premier League club Watford, on loan from Guangzhou Evergrande, subject to international clearance. Atalanta (loan) On 13 January 2016, Diamanti signed a season-long loan with Atalanta. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 March in a 2–0 win over former club Bologna. Palermo On 29 August 2016, free agent Diamanti joined Palermo on a two-year deal. After the club's relegation at the end of the 2016–17 Serie A season, however, he cancelled his contract with the club on 31 August 2017. Western United On 24 July 2019, Diamanti joined new A-League club Western United on a one-year marquee deal. Diamanti was also named as the club's inaugural captain ahead of the 2019–20 A-League season. At the end of the season he won the Johnny Warren Medal as the best player of the year. International career Diamanti made his debut with the Italy national team on 17 November 2010, for manager Cesare Prandelli, in a friendly match against Romania. He played only the first half of his debut game before being substituted. In May 2012, he was named in the provisional, 32-man Italian squad for UEFA Euro 2012 and came on as a substitute in the final group match against the Republic of Ireland on 18 June 2012, setting up Mario Balotelli's goal from a corner as Italy won the match 2–0 to advance to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-final against England on 24 June 2012, Diamanti came on in the second half for Antonio Cassano and scored the winning penalty to give Italy a 4–2 penalty shoot-out win. Diamanti was selected for Italy's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. He scored one goal at the tournament, from a free kick in the bronze medal game against Uruguay, his first international goal; he was also involved in Davide Astori's opening goal, as the latter scored off the rebound after Diamanti's free kick had hit the