hiː stˈeɪd ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl sˈiːzən wɪð sæmpdˈoːɹiə, hˈɛlpɪŋ ðə klˈʌb fˈɪnɪʃ ˈeɪtθ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ sɚɹˈaɪ ɐ sˈiːzən, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ jˈɛt ɐnˈʌðɚ lˈuːkɹətˌɪv mˈuːv tə ðə jˈʌŋ sɚɹˈaɪ ɐ tˈiːm kætˈeɪniə kˈælsɪˌoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
He stayed a single season with Sampdoria, helping the club finish 8th in the 1953–54 Serie A season, before making yet another lucrative move to the young Serie A team Catania Calcio in 1954.