Junior Messias full of pride over Genoa form

Junior Messias is full of pride with his form for Genoa this season.

The midfielder is proud to be Genoa's No10 this term.

He told Radio Serie A: "I am proud to wear the Genoa shirt because it is a club with a beautiful history and the fans demonstrate it: you can see the passion they have for this shirt and we footballers must be proud to play in front of our fans; there are few like them today in my opinion, how we feel their warmth during the matches.

"The number 10? I wanted to take this number because I wanted to go back to being the Messias who plays with a smile, who goes onto the pitch to play Brazilian football, like a time.

"Unfortunately today the number 10 shirt has lost the magic it once had, I wear it with responsibility and I'm happy to wear it always trying to give my best; even when I don't have the ball, I want to help the team in every moment."