Career
Salvai started her professional career with Canavese in 2008, and after a single season she moves to Torino, where she developed to become a regular for the Turinese club The team"s website describes her as "without doubt, the player with most appeal in Torino"s roster." She plays primarily as a left-back, but she can move to become a centre-back when needed. Before the start of the 2012-2013 season, she moved to Swiss club Rapid Lugano, and left at the end of the season to return to Italy, as she signed with Veronese club Bardolino Verona.
Under-19
During the 2011 Championship Salvai was named on the starting XI of the opening group stage match against Russia.
Italy reached the semi-finals unbeaten, but eventually lost 2-3 to Norway. She was also called for the first qualifying round for the 2012 Championship, and she started all three matches as Italy advanced to the second qualifying round, where, again, she was a regular and started all three matches.
Italy, however, finished second in its group and last amongst the runners-up, and therefore did not advance to the final tournament. Under-20
Salvai was called by Italy"s U-20 coach Corrado Corradini to take part in the 2012 World Cup, where she was a starter in all three group stage matches.
As Italy finished last in Group B, they did not play any other match.
Senior
Salvai made her début for the senior team on the 19th of September, 2012, as Italy faced Greece in the final qualification match before Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2013. She started the first two group stage matches against Finland and Denmark but did not play against Sweden, as Italy advanced to the quarter-finals.