back / sto pper ) ▁was ▁becoming ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁team ▁also . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 7 ▁season . ▁Inter ▁closely ▁fought ▁Napoli ▁for ▁the ▁Sc ud etto , ▁finishing ▁third ▁despite ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁inj uries ▁which ▁pl ag ued ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁( am ong ▁others , ▁Marco ▁T ard elli , ▁Aless andro ▁Al to b elli ▁and ▁Karl - He in z ▁Rum men ig ge ▁had ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁final ▁matches ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch ). ▁However , ▁Z eng a ▁im posed ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁goal keeper ▁in ▁Italy , ▁finishing ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁matches - long ▁season ▁conced ing ▁only ▁ 1 7 ▁goals ▁and ▁by ▁being ▁picked ▁by ▁new ▁Italy ' s ▁manager ▁Az eg lio ▁Vic ini ▁as ▁the ▁st arter ▁in ▁the ▁goal keep ing ▁position . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁season ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁disappoint ing ▁for ▁Inter ▁and ▁Z eng a : ▁the ▁team ▁strugg led ▁all ▁the ▁season , ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁compatibility ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁for wards ▁( team ' s ▁captain ▁Al to b elli ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁Ald o ▁Ser ena ) ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁off ensive ▁mid field ers ▁Gian fran co ▁Mat te oli ▁and ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁V inc en zo ▁Sc if o . ▁Plus ▁Z eng a , ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁club ▁was