The Most Surprising Players of 2018-2019 Serie A

DBasia.news – Cristiano Ronaldo broke his goal machine in Serie A. He scored two goals when Juventus FC defeated Sassuolo with a 2-1 score, Sunday (16/9). But for a player like Ronaldo who bought with 100 million euro price tag, the achievement wasn’t surprising.

summarized some underestimated players who showed the fantastic achievements. Their performances are better than Ronaldo. Here is the list.

1. Krzystof Piatek (Genoa)

No one took a glance of him when Genoa recruited Piatek from Cracovia with only 4 million euro price tag. But now, the Polish striker has entitled as the top-scorer in Italy competition. Statistically, he scored 8 goals and 4 of them in Serie A, the others in Coppa Italia. Now, Piatek will be The Next Robert Lewandowski. In the upcoming transfer market, his price will soar high.

2. Gregoire Defrel (Sampdoria)

 

He was kicked by AS Roma due to his poor performance last season. No wonder, recruited with a high price tag from Sassuolo (18 million euro), Defrel just scored one goal from 15 matches in 2017/2018 Serie A. Instead of drop when loaned to Sampdoria this season, he proved that Roma took a wrong decision. Now, the French player has scored 4 goals and becomes the ideal partner for Fabio Quagliarella.

3. Kevin Prince Boateng (Sassuolo)

Mentioned as one of the most talented players in his early career, Boateng spent most of his time in mediocre teams like Las Palmas, Eintracht Frankfurt, and now Sassuolo due to his unprofessional attitude.

But unexpectedly, Boateng is reborn with Sassuolo. From five matches this season, he scored three goals. The flexibility to play in the front field given by coach Roberto De Zerbi is the key behind Boateng’s revival in Serie A.