THE BEST FIFA 21 SERIE A CENTRE BACKS
A goalkeeper task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.
Top 10
 Kalidou Koulibaly |  Senegal |  Napoli | |
 Matthijs de Ligt |  Netherlands |  Juventus | |
 Kostas Manolas |  Greece | Napoli | |
 Milan Škriniar |  Slovakia |  Inter | |
 Giorgio Chiellini |  Italy | Juventus | |
 Alessio Romagnoli> | Italy |  AC Milan | |
 Francesco Acerbi | Italy |  Lazio | |
 Stefan de Vrij | Netherlands | Inter | |
 Chris Smalling |  England |  Roma | |
 Leonardo Bonucci | Italy | Juventus | |
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Key Attributes
On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical.
A player with good at defending will have higher chances of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching his box. The physical attribute measures how likely the players are to win possession with their body.
A player with good at defending will have higher chances of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching his box. The physical attribute measures how likely the players are to win possession with their body.
Rating
| Kalidou Koulibaly | Senegal | Napoli | 88 |
| Giorgio Chiellini | Italy | Juventus | 87 |
| Diego Godín |  Uruguay |  Cagliari | 85 |
| Leonardo Bonucci | Italy | Juventus | 85 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | Netherlands | Juventus | 85 |
| Milan Škriniar | Slovakia | Inter | 85 |
| Stefan de Vrij | Netherlands | Inter | 84 |
| Alessio Romagnoli | Italy | AC Milan | 83 |
| Francesco Acerbi | Italy | Lazio | 83 |
| Kostas Manolas | Greece | Napoli | 83 |
| Daniele Rugani | Italy | Juventus | 80 |
| Nicolas Nkoulou |  Cameroon |  Torino | 80 |
| Simon Kjær |  Denmark | AC Milan | 80 |
| Armando Izzo | Italy | Torino | 79 |
| Chris Smalling | England | Roma | 79 |
| Germán Pezzella |  Argentina |  Fiorentina | 78 |
| Mateo Musacchio | Argentina | AC Milan | 78 |
| Mattia Caldara | Italy |  Atalanta | 78 |
| Ştefan Radu |  Romania | Lazio | 78 |
| Bastos |  Angola | Lazio | 77 |
| Federico Fazio | Argentina | Roma | 77 |
| Luiz Felipe |  Brazil | Lazio | 77 |
| Nikola Maksimović |  Serbia | Napoli | 77 |
| Rafael Tolói | Brazil | Atalanta | 77 |
| Amir Rrahmani |  Kosovo | Napoli | 76 |
Defending
| 87Giorgio Chiellini | Italy | Juventus | 90 |
| 88Kalidou Koulibaly | Senegal | Napoli | 89 |
| 85Diego Godín | Uruguay | Cagliari | 87 |
| 85Leonardo Bonucci | Italy | Juventus | 87 |
| 85Milan Škriniar | Slovakia | Inter | 87 |
| 84Stefan de Vrij | Netherlands | Inter | 86 |
| 83Francesco Acerbi | Italy | Lazio | 86 |
| 85Matthijs de Ligt | Netherlands | Juventus | 85 |
| 83Alessio Romagnoli | Italy | AC Milan | 85 |
| 83Kostas Manolas | Greece | Napoli | 85 |
| 80Daniele Rugani | Italy | Juventus | 84 |
| 78Ştefan Radu | Romania | Lazio | 83 |
| 80Nicolas Nkoulou | Cameroon | Torino | 82 |
| 79Armando Izzo | Italy | Torino | 82 |
| 78Mateo Musacchio | Argentina | AC Milan | 82 |
| 78Mattia Caldara | Italy | Atalanta | 82 |
| 80Simon Kjær | Denmark | AC Milan | 81 |
| 79Chris Smalling | England | Roma | 81 |
| 77Federico Fazio | Argentina | Roma | 81 |
| 77Rafael Tolói | Brazil | Atalanta | 81 |
| 78Germán Pezzella | Argentina | Fiorentina | 80 |
| 77Nikola Maksimović | Serbia | Napoli | 80 |
| 77Bastos | Angola | Lazio | 79 |
| 77Luiz Felipe | Brazil | Lazio | 79 |
| 76Berat Djimsiti |  Albania | Atalanta | 79 |
Physical
| 88Kalidou Koulibaly | Senegal | Napoli | 86 |
| 85Matthijs de Ligt | Netherlands | Juventus | 84 |
| 83Francesco Acerbi | Italy | Lazio | 83 |
| 85Milan Škriniar | Slovakia | Inter | 81 |
| 79Chris Smalling | England | Roma | 81 |
| 76José Luis Palomino | Argentina | Atalanta | 81 |
| 75Nikola Milenković | Serbia | Fiorentina | 81 |
| 76Amir Rrahmani | Kosovo | Napoli | 80 |
| 76Lucas Martínez Quarta | Argentina | Fiorentina | 80 |
| 87Giorgio Chiellini | Italy | Juventus | 79 |
| 85Diego Godín | Uruguay | Cagliari | 79 |
| 83Kostas Manolas | Greece | Napoli | 79 |
| 75Kamil Glik |  Poland |  Benevento | 79 |
| 83Alessio Romagnoli | Italy | AC Milan | 78 |
| 85Leonardo Bonucci | Italy | Juventus | 77 |
| 77Nikola Maksimović | Serbia | Napoli | 77 |
| 76Berat Djimsiti | Albania | Atalanta | 77 |
| 76Merih Demiral |  Turkey | Juventus | 77 |
| 84Stefan de Vrij | Netherlands | Inter | 75 |
| 80Simon Kjær | Denmark | AC Milan | 75 |
| 77Federico Fazio | Argentina | Roma | 75 |
| 76Gianluca Mancini | Italy | Roma | 75 |
| 75Kaan Ayhan | Turkey |  Sassuolo | 75 |
| 75Wesley Hoedt | Netherlands | Lazio | 75 |
| 79Armando Izzo | Italy | Torino | 74 |
Pace
| 83Kostas Manolas | Greece | Napoli | 82 |
| 77Bastos | Angola | Lazio | 78 |
| 88Kalidou Koulibaly | Senegal | Napoli | 75 |
| 77Luiz Felipe | Brazil | Lazio | 75 |
| 85Matthijs de Ligt | Netherlands | Juventus | 72 |
| 76Merih Demiral | Turkey | Juventus | 72 |
| 76Martín Cáceres | Uruguay | Fiorentina | 72 |
| 83Alessio Romagnoli | Italy | AC Milan | 70 |
| 80Nicolas Nkoulou | Cameroon | Torino | 70 |
| 76Lucas Martínez Quarta | Argentina | Fiorentina | 70 |
| 85Milan Škriniar | Slovakia | Inter | 69 |
| 84Stefan de Vrij | Netherlands | Inter | 68 |
| 79Chris Smalling | England | Roma | 68 |
| 87Giorgio Chiellini | Italy | Juventus | 66 |
| 79Armando Izzo | Italy | Torino | 65 |
| 75Kaan Ayhan | Turkey | Sassuolo | 64 |
| 78Mateo Musacchio | Argentina | AC Milan | 63 |
| 77Rafael Tolói | Brazil | Atalanta | 63 |
| 83Francesco Acerbi | Italy | Lazio | 62 |
| 76Amir Rrahmani | Kosovo | Napoli | 62 |
| 75Alessandro Bastoni | Italy | Inter | 62 |
| 80Simon Kjær | Denmark | AC Milan | 61 |
| 80Daniele Rugani | Italy | Juventus | 61 |
| 78Ştefan Radu | Romania | Lazio | 61 |
| 75Nikola Milenković | Serbia | Fiorentina | 61 |
There are plenty of quality centre backs on this league but, in our opinion, Koulibaly is the best one. He is the strongest, only Chiellini defends better than him and only two other players are faster. Matthijs de Ligt is also a good choice. He is the best CB to make a partnership with Koulibaly.
Far of the quality of these two, you can also use Manolas, Škriniar and Chiellini. The first one is our favourite, basically because of his amazing pace (he is the fastest), but the Italian fits perfectly in systems with 5 defenders.
For low-budgets, Romagnoli is one of the best players you can use. There is also Godín and Bonucci, who are good defenders but too slow for most of the teams.
Far of the quality of these two, you can also use Manolas, Škriniar and Chiellini. The first one is our favourite, basically because of his amazing pace (he is the fastest), but the Italian fits perfectly in systems with 5 defenders.
For low-budgets, Romagnoli is one of the best players you can use. There is also Godín and Bonucci, who are good defenders but too slow for most of the teams.
THE BEST FIFA 21 SERIE A RIGHT BACKS
A goalkeeper task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.
Top 10
 Juan Cuadrado |  Colombia | Juventus | |
 Bruno Peres | Brazil | Roma | |
 Kévin Malcuit |  France | Napoli | |
 Rick Karsdorp | Netherlands | Roma | |
 Davide Zappacosta | Italy |  Genoa | |
 Diogo Dalot |  Portugal | AC Milan | |
 Danilo | Brazil | Juventus | |
 Mattia De Sciglio | Italy | Juventus | |
 Elseid Hysaj | Albania | Napoli | |
 Andrea Conti | Italy | AC Milan | |
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Key Attributes
Defending and pace are very important attributes for any right back.
As defenders that they are, they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding. A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces need to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team.
As defenders that they are, they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding. A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces need to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team.
Rating
| Juan Cuadrado | Colombia | Juventus | 81 |
| Danilo | Brazil | Juventus | 79 |
| Davide Zappacosta | Italy | Genoa | 78 |
| Elseid Hysaj | Albania | Napoli | 78 |
| Kévin Malcuit | France | Napoli | 78 |
| Mattia De Sciglio | Italy | Juventus | 78 |
| Andrea Conti | Italy | AC Milan | 77 |
| Bruno Peres | Brazil | Roma | 77 |
| Danilo D’Ambrosio | Italy | Inter | 77 |
| Cristiano Piccini | Italy | Atalanta | 76 |
| Davide Calabria | Italy | AC Milan | 76 |
| Diogo Dalot | Portugal | AC Milan | 76 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | Italy | Napoli | 76 |
| Matteo Darmian | Italy | Inter | 76 |
| Matteo Darmian | Italy |  Parma | 76 |
| Davide Santon | Italy | Roma | 75 |
| Rick Karsdorp | Netherlands | Roma | 75 |
Defending
| 77Danilo D’Ambrosio | Italy | Inter | 78 |
| 79Danilo | Brazil | Juventus | 78 |
| 76Matteo Darmian | Italy | Inter | 77 |
| 76Matteo Darmian | Italy | Parma | 77 |
| 78Elseid Hysaj | Albania | Napoli | 77 |
| 78Mattia De Sciglio | Italy | Juventus | 77 |
| 78Davide Zappacosta | Italy | Genoa | 76 |
| 76Cristiano Piccini | Italy | Atalanta | 75 |
| 76Davide Calabria | Italy | AC Milan | 75 |
| 76Giovanni Di Lorenzo | Italy | Napoli | 75 |
| 75Davide Santon | Italy | Roma | 74 |
| 78Kévin Malcuit | France | Napoli | 74 |
| 77Andrea Conti | Italy | AC Milan | 73 |
| 81Juan Cuadrado | Colombia | Juventus | 72 |
| 75Rick Karsdorp | Netherlands | Roma | 71 |
| 76Diogo Dalot | Portugal | AC Milan | 71 |
| 77Bruno Peres | Brazil | Roma | 70 |
Pace
| 81Juan Cuadrado | Colombia | Juventus | 89 |
| 77Bruno Peres | Brazil | Roma | 88 |
| 75Rick Karsdorp | Netherlands | Roma | 84 |
| 78Kévin Malcuit | France | Napoli | 81 |
| 76Diogo Dalot | Portugal | AC Milan | 79 |
| 76Cristiano Piccini | Italy | Atalanta | 76 |
| 78Elseid Hysaj | Albania | Napoli | 76 |
| 77Andrea Conti | Italy | AC Milan | 75 |
| 78Davide Zappacosta | Italy | Genoa | 75 |
| 78Mattia De Sciglio | Italy | Juventus | 74 |
| 76Davide Calabria | Italy | AC Milan | 73 |
| 76Giovanni Di Lorenzo | Italy | Napoli | 70 |
| 77Danilo D’Ambrosio | Italy | Inter | 70 |
| 79Danilo | Brazil | Juventus | 69 |
| 76Matteo Darmian | Italy | Inter | 67 |
| 76Matteo Darmian | Italy | Parma | 67 |
| 75Davide Santon | Italy | Roma | 65 |
It’s not from today but, as you probably know, there is a lack of quality on right backs from the Serie A. In our opinion, Juan Cuadrado is the best player in this position. He has the highest pace, dribbling and passing stats. Only Danilo has better shooting than him. Unfortunately, Cuadrado is not as good on the defence.
For low-budget squads, we suggest using Bruno Peres, Karsdorp and Malcuit.
For low-budget squads, we suggest using Bruno Peres, Karsdorp and Malcuit.
THE BEST FIFA 21 SERIE A LEFT BACKS
Left backs have exactly the same role of their team mates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate in the team’s offensive manoeuvres.
Top 8
 Theo Hernández | France | AC Milan | |
 Alex Sandro | Brazil | Juventus | |
 Johan Mojica | Colombia | Atalanta | |
 Mário Rui | Portugal | Napoli | |
 Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | Inter | |
 Ricardo Rodríguez |  Switzerland | Torino | |
 Faouzi Ghoulam |  Algeria | Napoli | |
 Domenico Criscito | Italy | Genoa | |
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Key Attributes
Defending and pace are very important attributes for any left back.
As defenders that they are, they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding. A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces need to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team.
As defenders that they are, they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding. A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces need to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team.
Rating
| Alex Sandro | Brazil | Juventus | 85 |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | Inter | 82 |
| Theo Hernández | France | AC Milan | 80 |
| Faouzi Ghoulam | Algeria | Napoli | 79 |
| Mário Rui | Portugal | Napoli | 79 |
| Domenico Criscito | Italy | Genoa | 78 |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | Switzerland | Torino | 78 |
| Johan Mojica | Colombia | Atalanta | 75 |
Defending
| 82Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | Inter | 82 |
| 85Alex Sandro | Brazil | Juventus | 81 |
| 79Faouzi Ghoulam | Algeria | Napoli | 77 |
| 78Domenico Criscito | Italy | Genoa | 77 |
| 78Ricardo Rodríguez | Switzerland | Torino | 77 |
| 80Theo Hernández | France | AC Milan | 74 |
| 79Mário Rui | Portugal | Napoli | 73 |
| 75Johan Mojica | Colombia | Atalanta | 69 |
Pace
| 80Theo Hernández | France | AC Milan | 92 |
| 75Johan Mojica | Colombia | Atalanta | 90 |
| 79Mário Rui | Portugal | Napoli | 82 |
| 85Alex Sandro | Brazil | Juventus | 81 |
| 78Domenico Criscito | Italy | Genoa | 73 |
| 79Faouzi Ghoulam | Algeria | Napoli | 72 |
| 78Ricardo Rodríguez | Switzerland | Torino | 71 |
| 82Aleksandar Kolarov | Serbia | Inter | 68 |
There is more quality on the left side of the defence than on the right side, which isn’t difficult. However, there are only eight left-backs from where to choose. It’s easy to agree that Alex Sandro and Theo Hernández are the best players for this position on this league. You should choose them basically on what is more important to you: pace (Theo) or defending skills (Alex Sandro).
To pick the best alternative to these two, you also have to take a similar decision: the pace of Mojica or the defensive and dribbling skills of Mário Rui.
To pick the best alternative to these two, you also have to take a similar decision: the pace of Mojica or the defensive and dribbling skills of Mário Rui.
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