However, after the club failed to keep their top-flight status after a three-year stay in the Serie A, as they were relegated at the end of the 2001–02 season, Frick signed with fellow Serie B side Ternana on 25 August 2002. Upon his move to Ternana, he was described as a player with "pace and predatory instincts [that] make him a danger inside the penalty area and he has proved he can score against tough opponents."