The Colombian joined Milan on loan in the summer and has now agreed terms on a three-year deal to make his stay permanent.
"AC Milan wishes to communicate they have made the signing of Cristian Zapata from Villarreal permanent," the club said in a statement. "The defender's contract will run to June 30, 2016."
The 26-year-old has 16 caps for his country.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Atalanta BCAtalanta | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Napoli | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 34 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 31 |
| 5 | Lazio | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Juventus | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | Bologna | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 23 |
| 9 | Udinese | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Empoli | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Torino | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Roma | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Genoa | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | Lecce | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 16 |
| 15 | Parma | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Como | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Hellas VeronaHellas Verona | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 15 |
| 18 | CagliariCagliari | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Monza | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | VeneziaVenezia | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 10 |
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