All-time Serie A defenders face-off
The greatest defenders in Serie A history, by their honors. Pit all-time Serie A defenders against each other row by row, one on one or in twos and threes, and keep score.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Fabio CannavaroDF · JUV
Jürgen KohlerDF · JUV
Leonardo BonucciDF · JUV
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Simon KjærDF · MIL
Franco BaresiDF · MIL
Alessandro NestaDF · MIL
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Raúl AlbiolDF · NAP
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Roberto AyalaDF · NAP
Kamil GlikDF · TOR
Daniel PassarellaDF · FIO
Giuseppe BergomiDF · INT
Gaetano ScireaDF · JUV
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Marco MaterazziDF · INT
Claudio GentileDF · JUV
Dario ŠimićDF · MIL
Cristian RomeroDF · GEN
Andreas BrehmeDF · INT
Fulvio CollovatiDF · MIL
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Pietro VierchowodDF · COMO
THThomas Helveg
DF · MIL
Umberto CaligarisDF · JUV
Pietro RavaDF · JUV
Virginio RosettaDF · JUV
Siniša MihajlovićDF · INT
CZCristian Zaccardo
DF · PAR
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Alfredo FoniDF · JUV
Eraldo MonzeglioDF · BOL
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Luigi AllemandiDF · JUV
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DaniloDF · JUV
Kakha KaladzeDF · MIL
Walter SamuelDF · INT
Christian PanucciDF · MIL
JuanDF · ROMA
Šime VrsaljkoDF · SAS
Roque JúniorDF · MIL
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Iván CórdobaDF · INT
Giovanni Di LorenzoDF · NAP
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Merih DemiralDF · JUV
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Radja NainggolanMF/DF · CAG
Nikola MilenkovićDF · FIO
Tarcisio BurgnichDF · NAP
Karl-Heinz SchnellingerDF · MIL
Carlos GamarraDF · INT
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Leonardo SpinazzolaMF/DF · JUV
Nahuel MolinaDF · UDI
Ciro FerraraDF · JUV
Paolo MonteroDF · JUV
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Federico DimarcoDF · INT
Christian MaggioMF/DF · NAP
Diego WalterMF/DF · MIL
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Cesare MaldiniDF · MIL
Martin LaursenDF · MIL
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Arthur TheateDF · BOL
Roberto RosatoDF · MIL
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Riccardo CalafioriDF · ROMA
RFRiccardo Ferri
DF · INT
Gilberto MartínezDF · LEC
Sandro SalvadoreDF · JUV
Mauro BellugiDF · INT
Jhon LucumíDF · BOL
Davide ZappacostaDF · ATA
MIMark Iuliano
DF · JUV
Zdeněk GrygeraDF · JUV
Ruud KrolDF · NAP
PKPer Krøldrup
DF · FIO
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Antônio Carlos ZagoDF · ROMA
Cyril DomoraudDF · MIL
ACAndré Cruz
DF · MIL
Mario VarglienDF · JUV
Marek KoźmińskiDF · UDI
Nicola LegrottaglieDF · JUV
Giuseppe FavalliDF · MIL
Aristide GuarneriDF · INT
Matteo FerrariDF · PAR
JHJosé Oscar Herrera
DF · CAG
Leo ØstigårdDF · GEN
ASAbdelilah Saber
DF · NAP
Emil KrafthDF · BOL
BrancoDF · GEN
LALuigi Apolloni
DF · PAR
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Daniel AlvesDF · JUV
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Alessandro BuongiornoDF · NAP
Anthony ŠerićDF · PAR
Federico GattiMF/DF · JUV
Bartosz SalamonDF · CAG
ZMZé Maria
DF · PAR
Enzo BearzotDF · TOR
Alessandro GamberiniDF · FIO
Olof MellbergDF · JUV
Ümit DavalaDF · INT
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Roberto MussiDF · TOR
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Gabriel PalettaDF · MIL
Stefan SavićDF · FIO
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Vitorino AntunesDF · LEC
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Luciano SpinosiDF · JUV
LLLuis Diego López
DF · CAG
GSGonzalo Sorondo
DF · INT
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Mats HummelsDF · ROMA
Koni De WinterDF · JUV
Kewullay ContehDF · ATA
Top all-time Serie A defenders — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
The greatest defenders in Serie A history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Serie A defenders for November 2026.
Step by step
- Deal a random set of matchups, or clear the board and drag pictures onto either side of each row.
- Tap the better side of each row, or the = in the middle when they're even.
- Download the picture or save it so others can call the same matchups.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.