Best Italian defenders of all time Rank Player ... A complete - and very much elite - centre-back, Nesta was voted Serie A Defender of the Year four years running between 2000 and 2003.

His recognition that modern football requires a balance between defense and offense illustrates the evolution of Italian football, which has historically prided itself on defensive prowess while ...

Interestingly though, Bonucci said that Riccardo Calafiori is someone everyone should look out for, claiming that the Arsenal ...

The Italian commune of Biancavilla in the ... now defends the ASD Calcio Biancavilla Serie D jersey and as a defender tries to improve every day for the interests of his team.