He has shown belief in youth, such as ElShaarawy, who has been a revelation, 20-year-old fullback Mattia De Sciglio and 18-year-old winger M'Baye Niang.
Lazio's chances of getting anything from the game were dealt a fatal blow when Antonio Candreva was shown a straight red after 17 minutes for a foul on Stephan ElShaarawy.