The Blues legend returned to Stamford Bridge in 2018 alongside a fellow Italian, with one intriguing season spent in the dugout in west London
Gianfranco Zola paired up with Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea in 2018-19 and admits to having taken in another “difficult, but exceptional” season at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues moved to bring a highly-rated Italian tactician to west London from Serie A giants Napoli.
A fellow countryman, and Chelsea legend, was drafted in alongside him, with Zola returned to familiar surroundings.
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