🇮🇹 Best Italian Defenders 2026/27

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Avg. club Elo 1,818
Avg. age 24.6

Weekly Player Pulse

25 OCT

Davide ZappacostaForm ↑

Average minutes rose from 54 to 75 across the last five recorded appearances.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-25 Match 2 · 2026-10-22 Match 3 · 2026-10-18 Match 4 · 2026-10-15 Match 5 · 2026-10-12 Match 6 · 2026-09-05 Match 7 · 2026-08-31 Match 8 · 2026-08-23 Match 9 · 2026-08-14 Match 10 · 2026-08-08

25 OCT

Davide ZappacostaRole ↑

Started 4 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 2 of the previous five.

10 sources

24 OCT

Michael KayodeAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 87% against the 30-day baseline: 2103 views in seven days versus 2852 the week before.

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24 OCT

Raoul BellanovaAttention ↑

Reader interest rose by 63% against the 30-day baseline: 769 views in seven days versus 490 the week before.

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24 OCT

Gianluca ManciniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 70% against the 30-day baseline: 1216 views in seven days versus 3420 the week before.

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23 OCT

Giorgio ScalviniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 67% against the 30-day baseline: 595 views in seven days versus 811 the week before.

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23 OCT

Raoul BellanovaBreakout signal ↑

Form and reader attention rose together this week.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-22 Match 2 · 2026-10-18 Match 3 · 2026-10-12 Match 4 · 2026-09-20 Match 5 · 2026-09-12 Match 6 · 2026-09-05 Match 7 · 2026-08-31 Match 8 · 2026-08-27 Match 9 · 2026-08-20 Match 10 · 2026-08-02

22 OCT

Raoul BellanovaForm ↑

Average minutes rose from 63 to 85 across the last five recorded appearances.

10 sources

22 OCT

Raoul BellanovaRole ↑

Started 5 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 3 of the previous five.

10 sources

21 OCT

Davide BartesaghiAttention ↑

Reader interest rose by 50% against the 30-day baseline: 1258 views in seven days versus 525 the week before.

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20 OCT

Leonardo SpinazzolaRole ↑

Started 4 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 2 of the previous five.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-20 Match 2 · 2026-10-17 Match 3 · 2026-10-13 Match 4 · 2026-10-10 Match 5 · 2026-09-13 Match 6 · 2026-09-05 Match 7 · 2026-08-30 Match 8 · 2026-08-22 Match 9 · 2026-08-08 Match 10 · 2026-07-22

20 OCT

Raoul BellanovaAttention ↑

Reader interest rose by 64% against the 30-day baseline: 783 views in seven days versus 411 the week before.

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20 OCT

Leonardo SpinazzolaRole ↑

Started 4 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 2 of the previous five.

11 sources

Match 2 · 2026-10-17 Match 3 · 2026-10-13 Match 4 · 2026-10-10 Match 5 · 2026-09-13 Match 5 · 2026-09-09 Match 6 · 2026-09-05 Match 7 · 2026-08-30 Match 8 · 2026-08-22 Match 9 · 2026-08-08 Match 10 · 2026-07-22 Match 1 · 2026-10-20

20 OCT

Giorgio ScalviniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 64% against the 30-day baseline: 656 views in seven days versus 846 the week before.

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19 OCT

Michael KayodeAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 81% against the 30-day baseline: 3026 views in seven days versus 4655 the week before.

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18 OCT

Alessandro BastoniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 62% against the 30-day baseline: 3077 views in seven days versus 4650 the week before.

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18 OCT

Diego CoppolaAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 71% against the 30-day baseline: 772 views in seven days versus 1033 the week before.

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17 OCT

Federico DimarcoRole ↑

Started 5 of the last five recorded appearances, compared with 3 of the previous five.

10 sources

Match 1 · 2026-10-17 Match 2 · 2026-10-13 Match 3 · 2026-10-10 Match 4 · 2026-10-03 Match 5 · 2026-09-19 Match 6 · 2026-09-14 Match 7 · 2026-09-05 Match 8 · 2026-08-30 Match 9 · 2026-08-22 Match 10 · 2026-08-15

15 OCT

Costantino FavasuliAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 80% against the 30-day baseline: 364 views in seven days versus 490 the week before.

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15 OCT

Niccolò FortiniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 60% against the 30-day baseline: 147 views in seven days versus 245 the week before.

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14 OCT

Matteo RuggeriAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 53% against the 30-day baseline: 2109 views in seven days versus 3021 the week before.

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14 OCT

Niccolò FortiniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 58% against the 30-day baseline: 155 views in seven days versus 267 the week before.

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14 OCT

Michael KayodeAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 81% against the 30-day baseline: 2991 views in seven days versus 16819 the week before.

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14 OCT

Diego CoppolaAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 72% against the 30-day baseline: 741 views in seven days versus 1439 the week before.

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14 OCT

Costantino FavasuliAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 80% against the 30-day baseline: 360 views in seven days versus 516 the week before.

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13 OCT

Giorgio ScalviniAtalanta anxious over Scalvini injury after Venezia

Source report · Marina Belotti

Atalanta Venezia · Serie A

Giorgio Scalvini left the Venezia match with a potential muscle issue; tests pending, he is ruled out for the Conference League game against Pafos.

AI-assisted updateCorriere.it · 2026-10-14

13 OCT

Giorgio ScalviniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 54% against the 30-day baseline: 846 views in seven days versus 2711 the week before.

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13 OCT

Gianluca ManciniAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 64% against the 30-day baseline: 1382 views in seven days versus 5166 the week before.

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13 OCT

Matteo RuggeriAttention ↓

Reader interest fell by 55% against the 30-day baseline: 2005 views in seven days versus 3152 the week before.

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13 OCT

Andrea CambiasoAttention ↑

Reader interest rose by 296% against the 30-day baseline: 4540 views in seven days versus 744 the week before.

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