QPR midfielder Matteo Alberti has joined Italian side AC Lumezzane on a season-long loan deal.
Hoops midfielder heads home
Queens Park Rangers midfielder Matteo Alberti has joined Italian side AC Lumezzane on a season-long loan deal.
The 21-year-old moved to Loftus Road from Chievo in the summer of 2008, but has struggled to make an impact in England.
He has been restricted to just 14 first-team appearances during his time at Loftus Road, making only six starts.
It appeared as though he had found his feet when he netted a spectacular brace in a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest in February 2009, but he has failed to push on from that point.
He failed to make a single appearance for the club last season and that lack of activity has convinced him that the time has come to move on.
He will be hoping that a spell back in his homeland will help him to kick-start his career and possibly pave the way for a successful return to Rangers next summer.
His new employers, Lumezzane, currently turn out in the Italian third tier.
