Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Serie A
The best defensive midfielders in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Christian of Cruzeiro is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.4, and G. de Arrascaeta has been the form player this season, grading 75.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. de Arrascaeta has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season, while Artur's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Galeano of Ceara is the most valuable name in this group at 37.7.
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