Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I mahi a Isla i tana tuatahi ngaio i te 19 o Tihema 2007 ki a Palermo i te Coppa Italia. I te 8 o Poutu-te-rangi 2008, i purei a Isla i tana keemu tuatahi hei timatanga i Serie A ki a Palermo, he keemu i mutu i te 1 × 1 toenga. Whai muri i te wehenga atu o Simone Pepe, he maha nga wa i purei a Isla hei parirau matau i roto i te hanganga 3<unk>5<unk>2 i te wa o Udinese 2010<unk>11 Serie A
pakanga, nā te whara roa ki a Dušan Basta. I taua wa, he mea nui ia ki te awhina i a Udinese ki te whakaoti i te tuawha, na reira ka eke ki te whakataetae 2011-12 UEFA Champions League.