Former Roma and Juventus star Emerson has spoken with RMC Sport about the best midfielders in Europe: "I really like [Miralem] Pjanic but I think that Casemiro is the most similar to me right now". According to Emerson, who did also play for Real Madrid, "Casemiro defends more than what I was used to but I had to support the attacking phase as well". Emerson, 42, played 199 games in Serie A with the Giallorossi and the Bianconeri. He played 75 games with his national team.