Lazio midfielder Luis Alberto has spoken of the differences between former coach Simone Inzaghi and Maurizio Sarri.

Sarri replaced Inzaghi after the latter's departure for Inter Milan.

"Inzaghi was a friend, a father to all of us," Luis Alberto said. “Sarri has a different personality, he's stronger.

“He has a wonderful idea of the game, we saw it at Napoli and Empoli. In my opinion, Lazio will have a lot of fun in two or three months.

“I don't know if we will win anything, but we will certainly have a lot of fun. And it will be very complicated for our opponents.

“Our qualities are very similar to his Napoli. In fact, in some respects, I think we are even better."

The midfielder added: “We know we are a team under construction.

“We need to understand what the coach asks of us, then we will be able to achieve great things."