▁of ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁third - t ier ▁Serie ▁C , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁Serie ▁A ▁for ▁S amp d oria ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁ 1 9 th ▁birth day . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁impress ive ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁young ▁player , ▁becoming ▁a ▁first - team ▁regular ▁and ▁scoring ▁a ▁memor able ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 4 ▁draw ▁against ▁Intern azionale . ▁Next ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁to ▁the ▁victory ▁away ▁against ▁Tor ino ▁that ▁helped ▁S amp d oria ▁to ▁avoid ▁re leg ation . ▁ ▁So on ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Roma , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁maintain ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁play ▁he ▁displayed ▁with ▁S amp d oria . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁score ▁any ▁league ▁goals ▁during ▁his ▁four ▁seasons ▁with ▁Roma . ▁However , ▁he ▁scored ▁in ▁an ▁important ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁game ▁that ▁Roma ▁won ▁ 2 – 0 ▁against ▁Ö sters ▁IF ; ▁B oni ▁played ▁all ▁six ▁Roma ▁games ▁in ▁that ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Over all , ▁he ▁played ▁nine ▁seasons ▁in ▁Serie ▁A ▁( 2 0 2 ▁games , ▁ 5 ▁goals ). ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement ▁as ▁a ▁player , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁for ▁lower ▁league ▁teams . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Bres cia ▁Category : Ital ian ▁football ers ▁Category