Just after reaching twenty-one years of age he left the club, which was in Serie C at the time, and made his way to Inter Milan, who had just been crowned the Italian champions in 1953.
At Inter he quickly became a starter, and in three months, he made his Serie A debut.
After just 13 games with the club, he earned his first cap for the national team in a 4–1 friendly win against France in 1954, putting on an impeccable performance in his 'Azzurri' debut in Paris.
After having won a Serie A championship with Inter, he moved to Sampdoria in 1958, obtaining 297 appearances in 11 seasons, and becoming the fifth leading player for the 'blucerchiati' in this category, behind only Roberto Mancini, Pietro Vierchowod, Moreno Mannini, and Gaudenzio Bernasconi.
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