[3] She continued to live and work in Mozzecane after transferring to Trani in 1982,[2] where she won Serie A three times and the Coppa Italia once.

She finished her career after spending one season with newly-promoted Serie A club Lugo.

[3] Bonato made her first appearance for the national team on 24 April 1983, a 3–0 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying win over France at Stadio Romeo Menti in Vicenza.

[4] Bonato may have collected more than 71 national team appearances, but her employer – the Municipality of Mozzecane – had refused to grant her any additional time off.

[3] The Dizionario del Calcio Italiano described Bonato as a gritty and determined marker, who was not elegant but was hard to get past.