At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played in division club clubs like Marsala Calcio and AS Trapani in Serie C. 1995 him the AC Perugia committed to the Serie B, where he has prevailed not initially and was hired in 1996 at the third division Carpi FC. Upon his return, he played one season in Perugia, before in 1998 he moved to England to Everton.
