Sampdoria legend Gianluca Vialli is excited watching his old club's current attack.

Former Chelsea star Vialli believes Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini form a better strike partnership than he ever did with Roberto Mancini.

When asked if he were at odds with journalists who likened his partnership with Mancini to that of Cassano and Pazzini, he said: "Of course not, it's a comparison that can work.

"We were more interchangeable in positions, but they have gifts that we didn't possess. Pazzini for example has a stronger header than me and Cassano beats his man better than Roberto.

"I'll say one thing: I would have liked to have played with someone like Antonio. But the last 25 years have gone too fast."