▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accept ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁club ▁Al - A in . ▁ ▁After ▁just ▁five ▁months ▁in ▁charge , ▁Al - A in ▁s ack ed ▁Z eng a , ▁who ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁new ▁Din amo ▁Buc ure ş ti ▁coach , ▁replacing ▁Mir ce a ▁Red nic , ▁but ▁he ▁res igned ▁only ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁following ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁loss ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁der by ▁lost ▁to ▁Ste au a . ▁He ▁then ▁accepted ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁football ▁comment ator ▁and ▁p und it ▁for ▁Italian ▁public ▁broadcast ing ▁service ▁RA I . ▁ ▁Cat ania ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁replace ▁res ign ing ▁b oss ▁Sil v io ▁Bald ini ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁Cat ania . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁Serie ▁A ▁debut ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Napoli , ▁leading ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁dram atic ▁re leg ation ▁escape ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁league , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁home ▁draw ▁against ▁Roma . ▁ ▁Conf ir med ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁Cat ania ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁Z eng a ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁fit ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁top ▁flight , ▁leading ▁the ▁ros so azz ur ri ▁to ▁impress ive ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁agree