▁season . ▁However , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁disappoint ing ▁results ▁followed , ▁ending ▁in ▁an ▁un im press ive ▁ 1 – 1 ▁home ▁tie ▁to ▁Cat ania ▁that ▁led ▁Pal ermo ▁chairman ▁Maur izio ▁Zam par ini ▁to ▁remove ▁Z eng a ▁from ▁his ▁manager ial ▁duties ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November , ▁after ▁only ▁th ir teen ▁league ▁games ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁ros an ero . ▁ ▁Middle ▁East ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁announced ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Professional ▁League ▁club ▁Al - N ass r . ▁He ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁after ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁poor ▁results ▁led ▁Al - N as r ▁to ▁be ▁over t aken ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁table . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Z eng a ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁Al ▁Nas r ▁SC ▁in ▁the ▁U AE ▁Pro - Le ague . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Italy ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Z eng a ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Serie ▁A ▁side ▁S amp d oria ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season . ▁However , ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁in ▁November , ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁V inc en zo ▁Mont ella ▁as ▁Head ▁Co ach , ▁he ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁to ▁manage ▁bottom ▁placed