Signings Report — Serie A 2018/19

Assessment of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on December 17, 2018

We identified 203 real signings for the first-team squad of the 20 clubs; 194 are included in the hit-rate calculation — 9 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. The league's average hit rate was 37%.

Distribution of ratings

Excellent
18
Good
29
Fair
41
Below expectations
31
Did not deliver
75

Club ranking by hit rate

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
Juventus6531170%
Inter9943261%
Torino7631258%
AS Roma10933350%
Bologna10º121251646%
Lazio6621342%
Spal13º10923439%
Napoli9822438%
Sassuolo11º8814338%
10ºSampdoria131325635%
11ºUdinese12º141333735%
12ºFiorentina14º9922533%
13ºCagliari15º6612333%
14ºEmpoli18º151533930%
15ºParma16º1515411030%
16ºAC Milan7720529%
17ºAtalanta7611425%
18ºGenoa17º1615221120%
19ºFrosinone19º1616221219%
20ºChievo20º870167%

Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.

Hit rate by position

PositionEvaluatedSuccessfulHit rate %
Goalkeepers25432%
Defenders571638%
Midfielders721428%
Forwards401344%

The 5 best-performing signings

PlayerClubMinutesG+ARating
Duván ZapataAtalanta287023+7Excellent
Cristiano RonaldoJuventus268921+8Excellent
Matteo PolitanoInter25665+6Excellent
Armando IzzoTorino32744+1Excellent
Fabián RuizNapoli19905+4Excellent

Methodology

Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Performance is classified into five tiers based on the player's output over the season (minutes, goal involvement, match ratings and consistency), compared with the other players in the competition.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

AC Milan (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Tiemoué Bakayoko31230111Good
Gonzalo Higuaín15128061Excellent
Samu Castillejo31100842Below expectations
Lucas Paquetá1385011Did not deliver
Diego Laxalt2065100Did not deliver
Pepe Reina432800Did not deliver
Ivan Strinić0000Did not deliver

AS Roma (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Steven​ N'Zonzi30261912Excellent
Robin Olsen27243000Below expectations
Bryan Cristante35241843Good
Justin Kluivert29134416Good
Davide Santon17101301Below expectations
Antonio Mirante1199000Fair
Iván Marcano1081000Fair
Javier Pastore1459630Fair
Ante Ćorić22200Did not deliver
Daniel Fuzato *0000Investment

Atalanta (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Duván Zapata372870237Excellent
Mario Pašalić33161353Fair
Emiliano Rigoni1252230Did not deliver
Ali Adnan316600Did not deliver
Marco Tumminello2700Did not deliver
Roger Ibañez *1100Investment
Luca Rizzo0000Did not deliver

Bologna (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Łukasz Skorupski38342000Fair
Danilo35308010Good
Federico Santander32206783Excellent
Mitchell Dijks25202410Did not deliver
Roberto Soriano17149222Good
Arturo Calabresi18141310Did not deliver
Federico Mattiello17134111Below expectations
Nicola Sansone15114224Good
Lyanco13112210Good
Diego Falcinelli1671601Did not deliver
Simone Edera419800Did not deliver
Nehuén Paz211300Did not deliver

Cagliari (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Darijo Srna26208704Excellent
Ragnar Klavan15123100Did not deliver
Lucas Castro1289713Fair
Fabrizio Cacciatore758402Fair
Valter Birsa1235300Did not deliver
Cyril Théréau513100Did not deliver

Chievo (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Federico Barba30248500Below expectations
Luca Rossettini21182200Below expectations
Joel Obi1166510Fair
Marco Andreolli864500Did not deliver
Filip Đorđević1362911Below expectations
Ezequiel Schelotto414300Did not deliver
Lucas Piazón48100Did not deliver
Martin Valjent *0000Investment

Empoli (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Giovanni Di Lorenzo37333053Good
Matías Silvestre34306020Fair
Domenico Maietta21171800Did not deliver
Afriyie Acquah28151420Below expectations
Ivan Provedel16144000Did not deliver
Bartłomiej Drągowski14126000Good
Diego Farias16120444Excellent
Cristian Dell'Orco12103510Below expectations
Leonardo Capezzi1278200Did not deliver
Luca Antonelli1376101Did not deliver
Marko Pajač1074022Fair
Pietro Terracciano872000Fair
Salih Uçan1426911Did not deliver
Gabriel Vasconcelos0000Did not deliver
Andrea Fulignati0000Did not deliver

Fiorentina (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alban Lafont34301500Fair
Gerson36244133Good
Edimilson Fernandes29197320Below expectations
Luis Muriel19144460Good
Kevin Mirallas27130221Fair
Federico Ceccherini1599700Below expectations
Marko Pjaca1975511Did not deliver
Christian Nørgaard632900Did not deliver
Pietro Terracciano218000Did not deliver

Frosinone (16 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marco Sportiello35315000Good
Edoardo Goldaniga29261011Fair
Marco Capuano27231200Below expectations
Andrea Beghetto27222703Good
Francesco Zampano27210401Did not deliver
Raffaele Maiello29204600Fair
Bartosz Salamon20172300Below expectations
Cristian Molinaro14116000Did not deliver
Francesco Cassata19112822Below expectations
Joel Campbell1790103Below expectations
Lorenzo Crisetig851200Did not deliver
Stipe Perica746600Did not deliver
Marcello Trotta1239400Did not deliver
Emil Hallfreðsson639300Did not deliver
Federico Viviani534100Did not deliver
Rai Vloet511900Did not deliver

Genoa (16 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Domenico Criscito34298124Excellent
Ionuț Radu32288000Fair
Rômulo17135712Good
Ivan Radovanović15120700Below expectations
Lukas Lerager13103410Did not deliver
Esteban Rolón1895200Did not deliver
Koray Günter1483400Below expectations
Antonio Sanabria1471230Fair
Sandro1371201Did not deliver
Federico Marchetti436000Did not deliver
Luca Mazzitelli1031900Did not deliver
Stefano Sturaro419600Did not deliver
Giuseppe Pezzella *511300Investment
Jandrei19000Did not deliver
Marcos Curado0000Did not deliver
Lorenzo Callegari0000Did not deliver

Inter (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Kwadwo Asamoah32267101Good
Matteo Politano36256656Excellent
Stefan de Vrij28252020Good
Radja Nainggolan29197163Excellent
Lautaro Martínez27134162Fair
Keita Baldé2488652Fair
Šime Vrsaljko1072602Fair
Cédric Soares425901Did not deliver
Eddy Salcedo0000Did not deliver

Juventus (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Cristiano Ronaldo312689218Excellent
João Cancelo24191113Excellent
Emre Can28172841Excellent
Mattia Perin872000Fair
Leonardo Spinazzola958501Did not deliver
Stephy Mavididi *12100Investment

Lazio (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Francesco Acerbi37331031Excellent
Joaquín Correa34191956Excellent
Milan Badelj23114310Did not deliver
Rômulo1077701Fair
Riza Durmisi1032301Did not deliver
Valon Berisha819200Did not deliver

Napoli (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Fabián Ruiz27199054Excellent
Kévin Malcuit24180502Good
David Ospina17145700Below expectations
Alex Meret14115100Below expectations
Orestis Karnezis981000Fair
Simone Verdi2270333Below expectations
Amin Younes1249832Fair
Hrvoje Milić0000Did not deliver
Nikita Contini *0000Investment

Parma (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Luigi Sepe37333000Good
Bruno Alves33292441Good
Roberto Inglese25196891Good
Luca Rigoni23176321Below expectations
Alessandro Bastoni24169310Did not deliver
Juraj Kucka18153543Good
Fabio Ceravolo25118320Did not deliver
Massimo Gobbi16118301Did not deliver
Jonathan Biabiany18106900Did not deliver
Marcello Gazzola2092610Did not deliver
Federico Dimarco1389710Fair
Alessandro Deiola1054101Below expectations
Alberto Grassi746100Did not deliver
Amato Ciciretti614000Did not deliver
Gianni Munari1200Did not deliver

Sampdoria (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Emil Audero36324000Fair
Albin Ekdal32265200Fair
Grégoire Defrel362348113Excellent
Omar Colley21176500Fair
Lorenzo Tonelli19165310Good
Jakub Jankto2595600Did not deliver
Riccardo Saponara2290424Fair
Manolo Gabbiadini1881342Fair
Ronaldo Vieira1460000Did not deliver
Alex Ferrari654000Below expectations
Júnior Tavares318400Did not deliver
Rafael Cabral218000Did not deliver
Marco Sau55400Did not deliver

Sassuolo (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mehdi Bourabia32201510Below expectations
Manuel Locatelli29184924Fair
Marlon18150910Good
Jérémie Boga25143931Fair
Filip Đuričić23125921Did not deliver
Federico Di Francesco19109022Fair
Kevin-Prince Boateng1394241Fair
Enrico Brignola717110Did not deliver

Spal (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Andrea Petagna363041161Excellent
Mohamed Fares35294730Good
Simone Missiroli34275000Fair
Emiliano Viviano17152500Below expectations
Mattia Valoti24122620Below expectations
Alessandro Murgia15107103Fair
Mirko Valdifiori1566601Fair
Johan Djourou527900Did not deliver
Vanja Milinković-Savić *216500Investment
Vasco Regini48400Did not deliver

Torino (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Armando Izzo37327441Excellent
Soualiho Meïté35266224Good
Ola Aina30216213Good
Simone Zaza29142443Below expectations
Koffi Djidji17138800Fair
Roberto Soriano1146802Below expectations
Gleison Bremer *518200Investment

Udinese (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
William Troost-Ekong35306700Fair
Rolando Mandragora35292132Good
Juan Musso29261000Good
Ignacio Pussetto35218544Good
Marco D'Alessandro24149602Below expectations
Sebastian De Maio16117310Fair
Hidde ter Avest1397901Below expectations
Stefano Okaka1697961Fair
Marvin Zeegelaar1295500Did not deliver
Sandro1259500Did not deliver
Darwin Machís1345701Below expectations
Łukasz Teodorczyk1640010Did not deliver
Felipe Vizeu *52800Investment
Nicolas Andrade0000Did not deliver
Signings Report · Serie A 2018/19 · December 17, 2018