Lazio Sporting director Igli Tare spoke to Tuttomercatoweb about Zarate's performance: "We all know that the lad has high qualities, and he did very well to react after the mistake of missing the training the previous day."

Asked if Reja was able to manage the situation with Zarate, Tare said: "It is not about Zarate, it is about having rules that need to be respected by all the team, without any exception. Zarate has a good character, and is very talented. He is appreciated by the club and by his colleagues, but we have rules to achieve certain goals."

Then Tare was asked to comment about the surprise of Hernanes: "It is not a surprise, he was already a great player ever since he was in Brazil. We were just lucky to be able to bring him to Lazio."

Finally asked about Reja's future, Tare said: "As I answered when asked in Napoli, our future is with Reja."