Worst Serie A Players: Take a look at the worst serie a players and know all about their stats and which team did they play for in the Italian domestic circuit.
The Serie A has undoubtedly been the most strategic and defensively compact league among the other top European leagues. Having witnessed most of the footballing greats, Serie A has been known to get the better of players with the resounding ambiance and footballing speed.
As all are aware about the marquee stars to ace each domestic circuit, have you ever wondered about who were the worst players ever to play in the serie a and why were they the worst? If yes, then this article is the perfect zone for you.
List of the Worst Serie A Players of All-Time
5. Lukas Podolski
A shocking opener for this list! Isn’t it? Luka Podolski who had the top-most European clubs running after him, how did he manage to feature in this list? Well after stellar performance on the international stage and for FC Koln and Bayern Munich, he caught the eye with a series of great performances before eventually departing to Arsenal.
But prior to that, he was inclined to a loan move to Inter Milan where he miserably failed game after game. Moreover, Lukas Podolski was voted one of the Serie A’s worst signings in a poll organized by Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport.
4. Ibrhaim Ba
This player endured a series of emphatic season in the Ligue 1 with Le Havre FC and Boreaux. After which he though of challenging himself by participating in the Serie A. The Senegal-born made his move to AC Milan, where his significant drop in the form began.
Ultimately Ibrahim Ba didn’t have an engine powerful enough and ended up coughing and spluttering his way out the door.
3. Ricardo Quaresma
The Portuguese superstar who has time and again showed his abundance of talent for his national side. Quaresma was signed by Inter Milan for more than $25 Million from Porto in 2008, with the defensively strategist sides, Quaresma kept failing.
As a result, his performances for Inter Milan that year helped earn him the unwanted Bidone d’oro, Golden Bin award.
2. Digao
Signed by AC Milan in 2005, Diago’s lack of footballing abilities seemed to put on display with each side getting the better of him. There were occasions were the entire team played well, except Digao. Plenty of spells away on loan gave him false hope that the Rossoneri were looking to improve him .
Ultimately rescinding his contract, he looked to try and make it on his own and has only bounced around since.
1. Vampeta
He of termed as the worst Serie A signing of all time by many sports magazine. Having signed by Inter Milan, Vampeta looked like a guest with the Nerazzurri. To sum it up, Vampeta’s spell was short but disastrous and acted as a cautionary tale for plenty of new signings.
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