▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁ear ning ▁ 1 0 ▁lire ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁when ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁work ▁proposal ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁playing ▁in ▁Serie ▁C , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁Milan , ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Serie ▁A . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁inde cis ive ▁and ▁opt ed ▁for ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁as ▁the ▁car ▁manufact urer ▁also ▁guaranteed ▁him ▁a ▁job . ▁ ▁At ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁he ▁played ▁one ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁w inger ; ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁another ▁source , ▁he ▁instead ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁right ▁mid f iel der . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁Venez ia ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁performing ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Navy , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁bas ins , ▁putting ▁on ▁a ▁good ▁display , ▁despite ▁we igh ing ▁ 9 0   kg . ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁some ▁obser vers ▁of ▁Venez ia , ▁who ▁after ▁various ▁str esses ▁succeeded ▁in ▁getting ▁him ▁to ▁try out ; ▁according ▁to ▁another ▁source , ▁a ▁naval ▁officer ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁Venez ia , ▁adm ired ▁the ▁skill ▁of ▁Valent ino ▁and ▁offered ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Lag un