After appearing once during the season, he transferred for a year to Serie C1 side Montevarchi, returning in 1997–98 to newly relegated Cesena.
;[2] teammate Luca Saudati for 18 billion lire as part of Cristian Zenoni and Massimo Donati's deal to Milan.
He scored four times for Atalanta during 2001–02, and appeared in ten games during their 2003–04 campaign, before transferring to Serie B side Genoa in January 2004.
[3] Comandini was a member of the Italy Under 21 national side between 1998 and 2000, earning 19 caps and scoring 6 goals, usually playing as a second striker behind Nicola Ventola.
Comandini represented Italy at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, under manager Marco Tardelli, and was an important part of the team's successful campaign, as they won the tournament.