In 1943, the Rondinelle won promotion to the top flight of Italian football, but this would be postponed due to the Second World War.

In the first post-war championship, Brescia won fourth place in the group of Northern Italy but then lost a tie with A.C. Milan for the final round.

With 72 appearances and 10 goals, he contributed to the conquest of three Serie A titles of the Grande Torino in 1947, 1948 and 1949.

His friends, however, organised a fundraiser to raise half the amount other teams would pay for him to remain at Torino.

Danilo Martelli of Piadena because when he came from Castellucchio he took the train to Brescia and down to Piadena, where he had many friends and former teammates with whom he played several tournaments during the summer; the US Danilo Martelli of Castellucchio, his hometown.