Pizzi: The king of midfielders in Europe has two right feet

From record to record, Pizzi does not stop! He remains in great form and has already bagged 18 goals in official matches with Benfica (2019/20), which makes him the most prolific goalscorer and influential midfielder in the major leagues of the Old Continent, when we add the assists.

Strongest foot? For Pizzi that is something that "does not exist". We just have to see the second goal from the eagles number 21 against Famalicão (matchday 14 of the Liga NOS).

In addition to the images, the numbers also corroborate these actions. If we exclude the two penalties scored, one against SC Braga and another against Paços de Ferreira, the red midfielder has more goals with his left foot (5) than with his right foot (4).

The 11 goals from Pizzi in the Liga NOS 2019/20

Opponent	Foot	Area
Famalicão	Left	Penalty box
Famalicão	Left	Penalty box
Marítimo	Left	Penalty box
Santa Clara	Right	Penalty box
Rio Ave	Left	Penalty box
Gil Vicente	Left	Penalty box
Braga	Left	Penalty box
Braga	Left(penalty)	Penalty box
Belenenses	Left	Penalty box
Paços de Ferreira	Left	Penalty box
Paços de Ferreira	Left(penalty)	Penalty box

The 18 goals score in all competitions leave behind the 15 scored in2018/19.

Pizzi is currently the top-scoring midfielder in Europe's biggest leagues (England, Germany, Spain, Italy, France and Portugal).

Top-scoring Midfielders in the Top 6 Leagues

PLAYER	CLUB	GOALS
Pizzi	Benfica	11
Marco Reus	Dortmund	9
Dani Parejo	Valencia	6
Wylan Cyprien	Nice	6
James Maddison	Leicester City	5
Marco Mancosu	US Lecce	5

In addition to making the fans jump in the stands with their goals, Pizzi is also a master in the art of providing assists. Benfica's number 21 currently leads the assist ranking in the Liga NOS. He has delivered seven in 14 rounds.

One of the passes that caught the eye of the Benfica fans was the assist for Vinícius' first goal at Bessa (Round 13).

Adding up goals (11) and assists (7), Pizzi took part in 18 of the 37 goals from Benfica in 14 rounds of the Liga NOS. Impressive percentage figures show that the red midfielder was present in 48,6% of the goal from the team under Bruno Lage.

If we extend the approach to the international context by comparing statistical data in Europe's six major leagues, we conclude that Pizzi is the most influential midfielder