The Italy international, fresh off scoring the fifth and final goal in Roma's 3-2 win over Torino at the Olimpic on Saturday, took advantage of the squad's day off on Sunday to make a flying trip to London - where he watched Judd Trump beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final of the tournament.
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El Shaarawy's passion for snooker has long been known - the player positing about it occasionally on his social media channels.
Nevertheless his presence at the event caused quite a stir on social media on Sunday.
"I love snooker," El Shaarawy told BBC Sport.
"I watch it all the time. These two are my favourite players."
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Afterwards, El Shaarawy took to Instagram to post photos with both of the finalists.
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