Yes, I was not referring to what I find optimal, but what I thought happened.
Still, we are talking about a single signing here, not 5 players asked by Maresca, afaik. So, the club probably trusted the manager given that he supposed to know the player well. Caveat for me is always that he was not playing PL.
I personally find Lavia pretty meh so far, but it's too soon to pass judgement given the season he had.