All-time Serie A midfielders face-off
The greatest midfielders in Serie A history, by their honors. Set two sides of all-time Serie A midfielders against each other and decide who takes each row, or call it even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
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100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Zinedine ZidaneMF · JUV
Lothar MatthäusMF · INT
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Michel PlatiniMF · JUV
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Ruud GullitMF · MIL
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Pavel NedvědMF · JUV
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Gianni RiveraMF · MIL
Diego MaradonaMF/FW · NAP
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Francesco TottiMF/FW · ROMA
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Andrea PirloMF · MIL
Didier DeschampsMF · JUV
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Luis SuárezMF · INT
Daniele De RossiMF · ROMA
David BeckhamMF · MIL
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Paul PogbaMF · JUV
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Arturo VidalMF · JUV
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Javier ZanettiMF · INT
RivaldoMF/FW · MIL
Marek HamšíkMF · NAP
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Michael LaudrupMF · JUV
Sami KhediraMF · JUV
Dejan StankovićMF · INT
Gary MedelMF · BOL
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Hakan ÇalhanoğluMF · MIL
Miralem PjanićMF · ROMA
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Paulo DybalaMF/FW · JUV
Gennaro GattusoMF · MIL
Franck KessiéMF · MIL
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Leonardo AraújoMF · MIL
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Piotr ZielińskiMF · NAP
Leandro ParedesMF · JUV
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Juraj KuckaMF · GEN
Wesley SneijderMF · INT
Marco TardelliMF · JUV
DungaMF · FIO
Giancarlo AntognoniMF · FIO
Martin JørgensenMF · UDI
Matthias SammerMF · INT
Luis MontiMF · JUV
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Juan Alberto SchiaffinoMF · MIL
Zbigniew BoniekMF/FW · JUV
Emre BelözoğluMF · INT
Giovanni FerrariMF/FW · JUV
Hidetoshi NakataMF · PAR
Gabriele OrialiMF · INT
Fabián RuizMF · NAP
Carlo AncelottiMF · MIL
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Rui CostaMF · FIO
Sulley MuntariMF · UDI
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Marcelo BrozovićMF · INT
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Adrien RabiotMF · MIL
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Edgar DavidsMF · MIL
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Mario PašalićMF · ATA
Claudio MarchisioMF · JUV
Attilio FerrarisMF · ROMA
Lorenzo InsigneMF · NAP
Luigi BertoliniMF · JUV
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Nicolò BarellaMF · INT
Riccardo MontolivoMF · MIL
Simone BaroneMF · PAR
Michele AndreoloMF · BOL
Demetrio AlbertiniMF · MIL
Esteban CambiassoMF · INT
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Valon BehramiMF · GEN
Eljif ElmasMF · NAP
EmersonMF · ROMA
Enzo FrancescoliMF/FW · CAG
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Remo FreulerMF · ATA
Giuseppe DossenaMF · TOR
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Sandro MazzolaMF · INT
Alessandro FlorenziMF · MIL
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Kwadwo AsamoahMF · JUV
Thiago MottaMF · INT
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Roberto DonadoniMF · MIL
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Amedeo BiavatiMF · BOL
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Ugo LocatelliMF · JUV
Fabio CapelloMF · MIL
Zvonimir BobanMF · MIL
Blerim DžemailiMF · NAP
Stephen AppiahMF · PAR
Blaise MatuidiMF · JUV
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Gökhan İnlerMF · UDI
Dejan SavićevićMF · MIL
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Weston McKennieMF · JUV
Pietro SerantoniMF · JUV
Gianpiero MariniMF · INT
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Matías VecinoMF · INT
João MárioMF · INT
André-Frank Zambo AnguissaMF · NAP
Miguel VelosoMF · GEN
Albin EkdalMF · CAG
Antonio ConteMF · JUV
Manuel LocatelliMF · JUV
Youri DjorkaeffMF/FW · INT
Alberto AquilaniMF · ROMA
Milan BadeljMF · FIO
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Radja NainggolanMF/DF · CAG
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Cesc FàbregasMF · COMO
Stanislav LobotkaMF · NAP
Tomas BrolinMF/FW · PAR
Top all-time Serie A midfielders — November 2026
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About this face-off
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The greatest midfielders in Serie A history, by their honors.
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