 Ferri was sold to Triestina in a co-ownership deal for 400 million lire (€206,583) along with Eder Baù (200 million lire) and Alessandro Budel (400 million lire) in June 2002.On 11 June 2003 Triestina acquired the remain half of the contract from Milan for €2 million (with Budel returned to Milan also for €2 million fee).On 19 July 2003, Ferri was acquired by Serie B club Palermo for a fee of €1 million and a 5-year contract, which then became league champions in 2004.