[2] However, coach Jill Ellis quickly deemed Picarelli too small to be an effective goalkeeper at international level.
After Italy's win over England, Picarelli's partner Cameron Thomas made her a marriage proposal inside the Lahti Stadium, which she accepted.
[5] After leaving Bardolino and playing her club football in America, Picarelli continued to be selected by the Italian national team.
She played against the country of her birth in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONCACAF play-off), which Italy lost 2–0 on aggregate.
[7] In July 2014 she was appointed to a role as an assistant college soccer coach with the Simon Fraser Red Leafs, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.