Top 6 Italy players in Serie A Week 17: Veteran striker and emerging talents | OneFootball

Tommaso Pobega and Alex Meret were the best Italian players in Week 17 as they contributed to Bologna and Napoli’s latest league victories.

Serie A Week 17 is in the history books, and Football Italia highlights the best Italian players over the last weekend through newspaper player ratings published by Fantacalcio.

Tommaso Pobega of Bologna is put under pressure by Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus and Bologna at Allianz Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Six standout Italian performers were rated at least 7 out of 10, and two stood over the rest.

Bologna midfielder Pobega scored a classic Gol dell’ex against his former club, Torino, in Bologna’s 2-0 win in Piedmont while Meret produced crucial saves in the second half at Marassi, allowing Napoli to secure a 2-1 win over Genoa and move two points below Serie A leaders Atalanta.

Two of the remaining four players were involved in the relegation battle between Venezia and Cagliari. Veteran striker Leonardo Pavoletti scored a goal for the Sardinians, while Gaetano Oristanio provided an assist for the Lagunari, inspiring a much-needed home victory.

Lorenzo Lucca and Samuele Birindelli scored a goal apiece in Udinese’s win against Fiorentina and Monza’s defeat to Juventus.

Top 6 Serie A players Week 17

Bologna

Pobega 7.5

Cagliari

Pavoletti 7

Monza

Birindelli 7

Napoli

Meret 7.5

Udinese

Lucca 7

Venezia

Oristanio 7