Bruno Fornaroli is set to debut for Melbourne Victory against Newcastle exactly a week after his messy departure from Perth Glory, courtesy of new teammate Matthew Spiranovic's foot surgery.
Fornaroli completed a full training session on Wednesday and only needed to prove his fitness at Thursday's session to seal a squad spot for Friday night's game at AAMI Park.
The two-time Socceroo is eligible to play immediately as he has initially joined as an injury replacement signing for Spiranovic, who had a foot "clean-out" this week.