 4 days later he traveled to Spain for the European match against Villarreal, which he partnered with Diakite again and Radu moved back to fullback position, but he was substituted at half-time with Mauro Zarate in order strength the attack.Ultimately Lazio lost 1–4.Ballardini resumed the experimental Siviglia-Radu pair and the coach dislike Cribari who often collect caution, but the team lost again to Milan in round 12.