The 18-year-old Brazilian made his Rossoneri debut in Sunday night's 5-2 defeat of Napoli and capped a fine display with a goal.

"There are players in football that are out of this world and Pato is one of them, considering what he proved at the San Siro," Ranieri said.

"He played like a veteran, with personality...and rightly the newspaper headlines are all for him."