Complex sentence: Ballotta cut his footballing teeth with Bologna F.C. 's youth side before starting his professional career in 1983 with hometown club A.C. Boca San Lazzaro, making 22 first-team appearances over two seasons before moving to Modena F.C., where he remained for the next six years.
Split into simpler sentences: Ballotta cut his footballing teeth with Bologna F.C. 's youth side before starting his professional career in 1983 with hometown club A.C. Boca San Lazzaro. He made 22 starts over two seasons before moving to Modena F.C., where he remained for the next six years.