Making their international debut, Ghilardi/Ambrosini won the bronze medal at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy in September. A month later, they took bronze at the International Cup of Nice. In December, they became the Italian national bronze medalists. They placed 14th in the short program, 11th in the free skate, and 11th overall at the 2017 European Championships, which took place in January in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They trained under Rosanna Murante and Tiziana Rosaspina in Bergamo.