 His quick transition to European football was met with a lot of interest from Italian media — the investment of €10 million to acquire Silva was regarded as a good decision; the "La Gazzetta dello Sport", the largest daily newspaper in Italy, claimed that Silva's value had doubled at that point.On 25 November, Silva put in a man of the match performance against Marseille to secure passage into the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.In a match against Zürich on 8 December, Silva was substituted after 20 minutes with a muscle injury.