Former Italy goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano has joined SPAL.

Viviano has moved to SPAL on-loan to the end of the season from Sporting CP.

The 33-year-old only joined Sporting last summer after four years as Sampdoria's No 1, along with Stefano Sturaro and Sinisa Mihajlovic.

However, a change of board at Sporting has seen Viviano failing to make any appearances in the first half of 2018-19.