He was also chosen as one of the 10 best players of 31st round of Serie A, together with Ricardo Montolivo (Milan), Ivan Pelizzoli (Pescara), Mirko Vučinić (Juventus), Adem Ljajić (Fiorentina), Edinson Cavani (Napoli), Giacomo Bonaventura (Atalanta), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Josip Iličić (Palermo), and German Denis (Atalanta).
For his play in the match Lazio-Roma he was graded with 8.3 which is way above other players of both teams.