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Zimbabwe international defender Jordan Zemura made his third Serie A appearance for Udinese on a losing note as they lost 0-2 at home to Fiorentina yesterday.

Zemura was introduced in the 75th minute, a direct replacement for Hassane Kamara as the hosts sought to equalise as Fiorentina had taken the lead after 32 minutes.

However, the equaliser proved elusive and Fiorentina sealed victory two minutes into injury time through Giacomo Bonaventura.

With the defeat, winless Udinese are third from bottom with three points from five matches.

According to the post-match player ratings, Zemura got 6 out of 10 for his 15-minute cameo while Kamara got a rating of 4.7 out of 10 for his 75-minute contribution.

Zemura made his Serie A debut in the 0-3 home loss to Juventus on the opening weekend on August 20 as a 46th minute substitute and got a rating of 6.4 out of 10.

His second match was a 1-1 draw at Salernitana on August 28.

Zemura was introduced in the 81st minute, again as a replacement for Kamara and got a rating of 5.9 out of 10.

The former Bournemouth defender then missed the ensuing matches against Frosinone at home (0-0) on September 2 and away to Cagliari (0-0) on September 17.