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Federico Bonazzoli (€1M) claimed Serie A's best-value forward award with a 7.36 rating at Cremonese, while Mike Maignan edged the goalkeeper prize by preventing 9.4 goals beyond expectation from a €22M valuation. Cagliari crowned the team category with a VPI of 18, turning a €42M squad into 43 points on the table.
Serie A's 20 clubs carry a combined squad value of €4.66B in the 25/26 season, averaging €233M per team. This places the Italian top flight 3rd among Europe's big five leagues, behind the Premier League (€11.95B) and La Liga (€5.06B), and ahead of the Bundesliga (€4.05B) and Ligue 1 (€3.23B).
Napoli staged a remarkable turnaround in Serie A, climbing 8 places from 10th in 23/24 to 1st in 24/25, then finishing 2nd in 25/26. Fiorentina moved in the opposite direction, dropping 7 places from 8th in 23/24 to 15th in 25/26.
Among Serie A's 10 most expensive players in 25/26, Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli, €48M) posted the lowest average rating at 6.55 across 33 appearances. At team level, Fiorentina recorded a VPI of -18 despite a €236M squad, finishing 15th with 42 points — value delivered well below their squad price.
This week's Serie A Moneyball XI fields eleven performers for a combined €37M — less than many single transfers — at an average rating of 7.31. Rrahmani anchors the backline with a 7.53 rating at €13M, while Butez adds elite shot-stopping for just €3M. A complete starting eleven built on value, not price tags.
Lorenzo Montipò has been in exceptional form over his last 5 matches, recording an opponent-strength adjusted rating of 8.41 — a striking 1.62 above his season average of 6.8. The Hellas Verona goalkeeper has played all 450 available minutes in that span, underscoring his consistency between the posts. This sharp upswing places him among the most in-form shot-stoppers in Serie A right now.
Matchday 38 of Serie A delivered 26 goals across 10 matches, headlined by a pulsating 3-3 draw between Bologna and Inter. Mike Maignan claimed the round's top rating of 9.9, a heroic shift from the €22M Milan keeper — yet his side still fell 2-1 to Cagliari, whose €42M squad stunned a €497M roster in the round's sharpest upset.
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