Top 10 Serie A players Week 1-7: Ex-Arsenal defender climbs to top 3 | OneFootball

Former Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares is climbing the ranking for the top 10 performers in Serie A this season and currently sits second after providing five assists in the opening seven rounds.

Lazio left-back Nuno Tavares has had a stunning start to the season at the Stadio Olimpico after completing an initial loan move with an obligation to buy from Arsenal.

The 24-year-old has made five Serie A appearances this season, providing one assist in each match.

His average player rating from Italian sports papers has risen to 6.8, the second highest after Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

The ranking on Fantacalcio, which refers to players with at least 50% Serie A appearances this season, shows that Milinkovic-Savic’s average ranking is 6.92, while Como’s Nico Paz follows the Serbia international and Tavares with 6.75.

Three Italian players also make the top 10: Juventus‘ defender Federico Gatti, Atalanta striker Mateo Retegui, the joint Serie A top-scorer alongside Marcus Thuram, and Inter star Federico Dimarco.

Top 10 Serie A players Week 1-7 (at least 50% appearances)

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK, Torino) 6.92

Nuno Tavares (LB, Lazio) 6.8

Nico Paz (CAM, Como) 6.75

Marcus Thuram (ST, Inter) 6.71

Christian Pulisic (RW, Milan) 6.64

David Neres (RW, Napoli) 6.6

Federico Gatti (CB, Juventus) 6.6

Mateo Retegui (ST, Atalanta) 6.57

Federico Dimarco (LB, Inter) 6.57