Former Fiorentina and Italy defender Lorenzo Amoruso is a big fan of Lazio midfielder Lucas Leiva.

Lucas again shone in last night's Europa League win over RB Salzburg.

Amoruso said: "Lucas Leiva is phenomenal because he reads the game before the others.

"On the goal of (Ciro) Immobile, he goes early, wins the challenge, decides to leave the ball to the foot and there has a choice to do: pass the ball first or risk taking it to the right side. Often the mistake you make in those cases is to pass too early and give the defence the chance to line up and close all the spaces to direct you to the weaker zone.

"Leiva instead goes towards the goal and when he arrives at the moment when the defender can no longer reach it, he gives it to Immobile."