The Columbian made a mistake right on his debut in Ghencea, but he brought Hagi in Champions League, then he was sometimes angel, sometimes demon in this season
The minutes 78 and 85 from the match Steaua - Iaşi. Zapata defends incredibly two balls and he brings Steaua in the struggle for the title. The minute 88 of the match Argeş - Steaua. Zapata makes an incredible mistake with an easy ball and shatters the hopes of Steaua’s fans in the struggle for the title.
After only 6 days, the Columbian goalkeeper presented his entire evolution during august 2007 - march 2009. Angel and demon. Saver and grave digger. Applauded and sworn by the supporters in the stands. Remarked and accused by Becali.
The voice of the person who executed him on friday
"Zapata shouldn’t be criticized because that was a very difficult ball. It came straight in his chest. He demonstrated that he is an appreciated goalkeeper in the other matches played by Steaua, when he saved the team from being defeated. I made a mistake, too when I made a penalty, but Boşneag defeated, and then I scored and people forgot my mistake"
Elias Bazzi, midfielder at FC Argeş
The voice of the adversaries in the championship
"I told the players before the match from Mediaş to be careful at the phases like that made by Zapata at Piteşti, when he wasn’t the only one guilty, but also the defenders, who didn’t follow the ball rejected and they didn’t protect him at all"
Dan Petrescu, the coach from Unirea Urziceni
The voice of the former glories
"Don’t hurry up to criticize Zapata! We all know how many good matches made the Columbian. This means that he has value. But the problem is other. There is nobody to train him. Andrei Speriatu, the one who trains the goalkeepers, has no idea about what this job means. If Zapata is trained with the same methods, he will be