In the 2012–13 season he moved to Azerbaijan hired by Rabita Baku, which immediately won one silver medal in the World Cup for Clubs in Doha.

The season 2016-17 is the 4th in Fenerbahce, and Marcello Abbondanza won the fifth title-winning the Turkish Cup in the Final Eight in Ankara, and this was the second time in his career, and he could defend the trophy from 2015 (tournament was not held in the season before).,[8] but this was not the only title in this season, because after an incredible comeback[9] in the golden set in the second semi-final of Turkish championship against Eczacıbaşı VitrA, Abbondanza won also for his second time in four years the Turkish League beating 3-0 the eternal rival Galatasaray in the Final.

[11] In May 2017, the Volleyball Casalmaggiore announces their new head coach,[12] and Abbondanza come back to Italy after 5 years abroad.

[18] In his second season leading Chemik Police, he won another important trophy, the Polish Cup at the Final Four in Nysa, Poland.

[19] In the season 2017-18 Abbondanza sets a new record as the first coach to achieve nine championship finals in a row in four different countries.