way out. For his actions, Zebina was banned for four suspension and ordered to pay a €15,000 fine. After serving a four match suspension, he made his return to the first team against Inter Milan on 4 November 2007, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw. Zebina then helped Juventus keep three clean sheets in three matches between 25 November 2007 and 9 December 2007. Since returning from injury, he, at times, made a number of starts for the club in the right–back position. However, Zebina had a disagreements with coach Claudio Ranieri that saw him dropped from the squad in a number of matches. He also faced his own injury concerns that saw him sidelined on five occasions later in the 2007–08 season. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Zebina went on to make seventeen appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Zebina was linked a move away from Juventus, with several European clubs interested in signing him. However, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture at the start of 2008–09 season and was sidelined for the rest of the year. By February, Zebina made a recovery and returned to the starting line–up, playing against the club's Primavera against Sampdoria on 28 February 2009, drawing 0–0. A week later on 7 March 2009, he made his first league appearance of the season against rivals, Torino, starting a match and played 59 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 win. Following this, Zebina continued to compete with Grygera over the right–back position for the rest of the 2008–09 season. At the end of the 2008–09 season, he went on to make eight appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Zebina was linked with a possible transfer to Bordeaux during the transfer window but he rejected the move in favour of staying at Juventus. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Zebina lost his starting place to Martín Cáceres that season, despite Cáceres also being seen as inconsistent. He made his first appearance of the season against Bordeaux ironically in the UEFA Champions League group stage match on 15 September 2009, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw. After Cáceres' injury, Zebina returned to the starting eleven, regaining his place in the right–back position and remained in the starting eleven ahead of Cáceres despite the latter recovering from injury. He then