Barcelona director of international football Ariedo Braida was back in Italy on the weekend.

Braida took in the Serie A match between Sassuolo and Empoli.

Italian sources say Braida was at the game to watch Domenico Berardi, Sime Vrsaljko and Leandro Paredes.

Berardi is a striker for Sassuolo, while Vrsaljko is a Croatian defender who has been playing for Sassuolo for three years.

Paredes is a young Argentine midfielder on loan from Roma at Empoli.