▁Ver ona ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁( and ▁to ▁these ▁days ▁only ) ▁Sc ud etto ▁of ▁its ▁history ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁while ▁in ▁Europe ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁suffer ▁two ▁bitter ▁and ▁quite ▁controvers ial ▁defe ats ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Spanish ▁gi ants ▁Real ▁Madrid , ▁both ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁semi - final s . ▁However , ▁personal ▁success ▁was ▁growing : ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁fan ▁favour ite ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁qual ities ▁and ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁his ▁fame ▁was ▁now ▁nation wide ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁larger ▁than ▁life ▁person ality ▁and ▁he ▁quickly ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁goal keep ers ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁Italy ' s ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁selection ▁for ▁a ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁important ▁for ▁Z eng a ▁also ▁at ▁club ▁level . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Inter ▁signed ▁Giovanni ▁T rap at ton i , ▁who ▁left ▁Ju vent us ▁after ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁ 1 0 - year ▁st int , ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁team . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁tri o ▁formed ▁by ▁Z eng a , ▁Giuseppe ▁Berg omi ▁and ▁Ric c ardo ▁Fer ri ▁( who ▁respectively ▁occupied ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁goal keeper , ▁right - s ided ▁full - back , ▁and ▁man - mark ing ▁centre -