 After only making 8 appearances under Antonio Conte, he moved on loan from Juventus back to Udinese on 31 January 2012, where he played the remainder of the season, making 15 appearances and scoring a goal, for a total of 23 Serie A appearances that season.On 30 August 2012 he was purchased by Bologna for €300,000 in a 3-year contract, worth €1,081,615 in the first season and €1,261,569 in the second and the third season respectively in gross.The transfer also cost Bologna an additional €366,000 as other fee.