 Zárate immediately endeared himself to the Lazio faithful, scoring twice in his Serie A debut against Cagliari and dedicating the second to the Lazio supporters.He also scored on his home debut, with a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area against Sampdoria.This rich goalscoring form continued with Zárate scoring once against Milan at the San Siro, twice against Torino and another against Siena.