In 2011, following two stints at minor clubs
Legnano and
Viareggio, Scienza was named new head coach of
Serie B club
Brescia, guiding them until December of that year. He successively worked regularly at
Serie C clubs, being in charge of teams such as
Cremonese,
FeralpiSalò and
Alessandria. He then moved to Switzerland to guide
Challenge League club
FC Chiasso during the 2016–17 season. In 2017 he took over at Serie C club
Monopoli, which he coached for four seasons, apart from a short break in 2019. During his tenure at Monopoli, he achieved a third place by the end of the
2019–20 Serie C season, and consistently guiding the small Apulian club to the promotion playoffs. On 23 June 2021, he joined
Serie C club
Pro Vercelli on a two-year contract. He was dismissed on 5 December 2021 following a string of negative results. ==References==