AS Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini is proud to be playing with club icon Daniele de Rossi.

He spoke to the official FIGC Twitter feed about his early days in the sport and dreams come true.

“I really liked De Rossi when I was a kid. Now he is my friend and teammate," said Pellegrini.

“The best player I worked with was probably Edin Dzeko, as he really impressed me at Roma.

"The strongest opponent was Leo Messi."