z zo ▁re - jo ined ▁Luci ano ▁Br uni , ▁vice - co ach ▁of ▁Ver ona ▁first ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁S amp d oria ▁reserve ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁depart ed ▁Marco ▁Cost ant ino ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁reserve . ▁He ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁starting ▁place ▁with ▁Dav ide ▁Neg rett i , ▁who ▁started ▁ 1 3 ▁times ▁and ▁To z zo ▁ 1 2 . ▁In ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁S amp d oria ▁exerc ised ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁sign ▁To z zo ▁in ▁co - own ership ▁deal ▁for ▁€ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁a ▁four - year ▁contract . ▁Following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Neg rett i , ▁To z zo ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁first ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁reserve ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁season ▁as ▁an ▁el ig ible ▁player . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁co - own ership ▁was ▁renew ed . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁To z zo , ▁along ▁with ▁Mor eno ▁Ber etta , ▁E do ardo ▁Bl ond ett , ▁Andrea ▁Mag rass i , ▁Aless andro ▁Martin elli ▁and ▁Giuseppe ▁Z amp ano , ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Italian ▁third ▁division ▁club ▁Port og ru aro ▁in ▁a ▁temporary