 On January 2016, he was then hired as new head coach of Lega Pro club Cremonese, leading the club till the end of the season.In April 2017, he agreed to accept an offer to serve as Diego Bortoluzzi's assistant at Serie A strugglers Palermo till the end of the season.On 15 February 2018, he once again returned to Pordenone in the Serie C until the end of the season.