He appeared in 29 league matches and scored two goals in his first full season, helping his team narrowly avoid relegation.

[4] He made his La Liga debut 16 days later, starting and featuring 52 minutes in a 0–6 home loss to Real Madrid.

[8] While recovering from the operation, Arsenal de Sarandí allowed him to get into exercise programs and train along with the team players; in January 2014, after a nearly one-year period of inactivity, he signed for six months with the club.

Exactly two years after arriving at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Zuculini returned to the Serie B when he signed for Hellas Verona F.C.

He was named by full side manager Diego Maradona in a squad of 14 local players in late May of that year,[19] and made his debut on the 20th – aged just 18 – in a friendly with Panama (3–1 win in Santa Fe).