Serie A round-up: Fiorentina smash Chievo for six and dominate Serie A best XI
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was in attendance as Fiorentina smashed Chievo 6-1 at the weekend, with his son Giovanni the star man in Italy’s top tier this week. The 23-year-old scored one and assisted another in the rout on his first appearance of the season with five key passes helping Simeone earn a WhoScored.com rating of 9.47 in the process.
Central midfield Gerson and Marco Benassi feature in the XI with the pair impressing against Chievo. Gerson, like Simeone, also scored one and assisted another in the victory, while Benassi was on hand to bag a brace at the weekend as Firoentina made a stunning start to the season. Similarly, Emiliano Rigoni also excelled in his first league start of the campaign.
Atalanta played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Roma on Monday night, with the Argentine scoring two of their three goals in the stalemate. Rigoni hit the back of the net with two of his five shots, while two successful dribbles and two key passes helped return a WhoScored.com rating of 8.70. SPAL winger Manuel Lazzari was vital in their 1-0 win over Parma as he provided the key assist, that coming from one of three key passes, with the winger earning a WhoScored.com rating of 7.83 for his troubles.
On the opposite flank, Domenico Criscito makes the cut having registered both assists in Genoa’s 2-1 win over Empoli. With seven tackles to his name, the summer arrival gained a WhoScored.com rating go 8.53, that enough to gain the man of the match award. Inter star Stefan de Vrij features at the heart of the backline as he bagged a key goal in the 2-2 draw with Torino, with Fiorentina dominating this defence.
Three of the four defenders ply their trade for the Viola with Cristiano Biraghi the best rated of the Fiorentina trio. He registered an assist from one of three key passes, while five interceptions saw him gain a WhoScored.com rating of 8.40. German Pezzella features alongside De Vrij at the heart of the defence with the Argentine’s four interceptions and six clearances securing him the spot at the back. Nikola Milenkovic rounds of the defence with the right-back as he netted in the victory over Chievo.
Marco Sportiello completes the second Serie A team of the week of the season on the back of a fine goalkeeping display in Frosinone’s 0-0 draw with Bologna as he made three saves and one successful cross claim to return a WhoScored.com rating of 7.46.
