All you need to know about the top picks for the greatest and best Serie A XI of all-time. Find out whether your favourite players make it to our dream team
It’s been a while since we saw Serie A on top of all the other European Leagues. There was a time when Serie A was all the craze for football fans all across Europe. But for quite some time now, the PL, La Liga and Bundesliga teams have been dominating the game.
So let’s find out our greatest Serie A 11 of all-time right here.
Greatest And Best Serie A XI Of All Time: Dream Team
Gianluigi Buffon
Widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper of all-time, Gigi Buffon grabs the best goalkeeper spot in our squad. Having won the World Cup for Italy in 2006, it is quite shocking that this man has never won a Champions League trophy in his life.
Paolo Maldini
Forget Serie A, Maldini is regarded as the best right-back of all time and he makes it to the list of every football fan’s best-ever squad. Having won the Scudetti 7 times and the Champions League 5 times, Maldini is a legend.
Fabio Cannavaro
The only defender to have won the FIFA Player of the Year Award, Cannavaro led the Italian national team to glory when they won the World Cup in 2006.
Franco Baresi
Baresi was a fierce centre-back for AC Milan, having captained the club to 6 Scudetti and 3 Champions League titles.
Javier Zanetti
Popularly known as El Tractor, Zanetti joined Inter Milan in 1995. He captained the black and blue side in 2010 when Jose Mourinho was the manager and went on to win the treble for the club.
Andrea Pirlo
An absolute genius of a playmaker, Andrea Pirlo worked as the team’s chief engine whenever he was on the pitch. He was another key figure responsible for Azzurri side’s World Cup win in 2006.
Zinedine Zidane
One of the greatest players in the history of the game, we would be heavily criticised if we didn’t add his name to our squad.
Michel Platini
Having won the FIFA Ballon D’or three times, the Frenchman was also the highest scorer in the league for three consecutive years.
Francesco Totti
Such was the loyalty of this man that he spent his entire footballing career with AS Roma. He scored a total of 307 goals for the club during his dazzling 25-year playing career.
Alessandro Del Piero
Having spent 19 spectacular years with the Bianconeri, Del Piero till date holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals for Juventus. He played a critical part in Italy’ 2006 World Cup win.
Diego Maradona
Deemed by many as the greatest footballer of all-time, Diego Maradona was responsible for reviving Napoli when he moved to Italy from FC Barcelona. Upon his arrival, Maradona transformed Napoli into a much more competitive and strong side, helping them win their only two Scudetti titles in 1987 and 1990.