▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁after ▁starting ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁divisions ▁of ▁Italian ▁football ▁( his ▁first ▁team ▁was ▁Sal ern it ana ▁in ▁Serie ▁C 1 , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁Sav ona ▁and ▁S amb ened ett ese ). ▁Initial ly ▁( in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁season ) ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁substitute ▁of ▁I vano ▁B ordon , ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁Italian ▁goal keep ers ▁of ▁his ▁era , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁D ino ▁Z off ' s ▁reserve ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁However , ▁Z eng a ▁played ▁Inter ' s ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁Coppa ▁Italia , ▁impress ing ▁enough ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁buy ▁another ▁goal keeper ▁after ▁B ordon ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁S amp d oria ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Z eng a ▁became ▁Inter ' s ▁starting ▁goal keeper ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 8 4 ▁season , ▁where ▁he ▁conced ed ▁only ▁ 2 3 ▁goals , ▁better ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁goal keeper ▁in ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁season ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁bit ters weet ▁for ▁Z eng a : ▁although ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁excell ently , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁tro ph ies . ▁In ▁Italy , ▁Inter ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁rival ▁of ▁Hell as