The agent of Fabio Quagliarella has paid tribute to the Sampdoria veteran.

Quagliarella matched Gabriel Batistuta's record of netting in 11 consecutive top-flight matches during Samp's 4-0 victory over Udinese on Sunday, and Beppe Bozzo revealed the veteran was aiming to make history against his hometown club.

“An important target has been reached, even if the record is still joint," he told Sampdorianews.

“Fabio has always looked forward in his career. He's eager to break the record in his next game as he's committed to always scoring goals.

“It's true that if he were to score against his Napoli, one could speak of a fairy tale, but fate comes into play and I don't think the conditions are there.

“Fabio is an exemplary professional, sincere, with great human values, and is capable of being loved by everyone, even his opponents.

“That's the case with only a few other players, champions in the ilk of Buffon, Totti and Del Piero.

“Fabio even had the record of being applauded by the Juventus during the Turin derby [as a Torino players], when he even scored as an opponent.

“We're talking about a champion, a person, a special professional. Fabio is proud of the compliments he receives every day from the Sampdoria fans. It's a type of affection that he reciprocates at every opportunity."