https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/09/18/
zappacosta-to-spend-season-in-serie-a-
Zappacosta to spend season in Serie A
18 Sep 2020
Davide Zappacosta is returning to Italy on loan. He will play for Genoa in
the 2020/21 season.
https://i.imgur.com/LFIkVWk.jpg
The 28-year-old right-back, who joined Chelsea in 2017, has most recently
played on loan at Roma. Unfortunately soon after joining the Serie A side
last season he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his knee.
He did however recover from surgery in time to make six appearances in the
Italian top tier before the end of the season there, taking his total
appearances for Roma to eight. His new loan club, Genoa, finished 17th in
Serie A last season.
At Chelsea, Zappacosta has started 34 games and made a further 18
substitute appearances, with the majority of those coming in his first
season. Known for his attacking play down the flank and ability to deliver
dangerous balls from wide areas, he has scored twice, including a highly
memorable goal on his first Chelsea start. From way out wide near the
touchline having charged down the wing, he found the net against Qarabag
in a Champions League group-stage game. A league goal followed in a big
win against Stoke City in our final game of 2017.
https://i.imgur.com/vfsjd9G.jpg
Celebrating his Champions League goal
The Italian's involvement during the 2018/19 campaign was in the domestic
cup competitions and Europa League. Two of our three goals in a Carabao
Cup win over Frank Lampard's Derby County side came from Zappacosta
crosses, and he was brought on during the semi-final against Eintracht
Frankfurt and the final against Arsenal in Baku at the end of our
triumphant European campaign.
He was won 13 caps for Italy, the most recent two years ago.