Hellas Verona coach Igor Tudor hailed four-goal Giovanni Simeone after victory over Lazio.

Simeone struck all four goals in Verona's 4-1 triumph.

“At half-time I told the team that we could not let the victory get away from us this time," Tudor told DAZN.

“The lads were intelligent and knew what they had to do. We saw quality, another two goals and this gives us confidence for the future.

“We always try to play the same way, regardless of the result or our opponents. Evidently, our attitude after the break tends to be slightly different, but I am slowly seeing more consistency across the whole game. It was not easy to control it for the entire match."

Tudor also said of Simeone: “I hadn't seen a performance like this for a long time, not just for the four goals, but also his movements, energy, pressing, it was really impressive. I am happy, the goals come from the humility of these lads, it helps bring the quality out and if we continue along this path, we can get stronger all the time."