NAPOLI

Let’s look back at some of the best players from each team currently in Serie A. Don’t get too pissed off if you don’t see a player you don’t agree with. Most Teams of the Decade are given by fans of each respective team. Think you got something better? Share it with us!

REINA MAGGIO – ALBIOL – KOULIBALY – GHOULAM ALLAN – JORGINHO – HAMSIK HIGUAIN – CAVANI – MERTENS

CAGLIARI

Napoli has brought in an immense amount of talent to their squad. The most notable player from this decade has been Marek Hamsik who spent 12 years with the club and was captain for 5 years. Napoli has finished in 2nd place 4 times and won 2 Coppa Italia’s. Higuain scored 36 goals to tie the goal scoring record and then quickly sold out and went to Juve like a bitch. Regardless, Napoli has managed without him and he sucked ever since he left… until recently under Sarri.

MARCHETTI PISANO – ASTORI – CEPPITELLI – AVELAR CONTI – BARELLA – NAINGGOLAN COSSU – JOAO PEDRO – SAU

FIORENTINA

NETO PASQUAL – ASTORI – RODRIGUEZ – SAVIC MATIAS FERNANDEZ – BORJA VALERO – CUADRADO CHIESA – TONI – SALAH

-Nick

SAMPDORIA

Cagliari started the decade with after departure of Max allegri coupled with the hap hazard changes at the manager position cause of the president Cellino whims led to the loss in league position and form. In 2014 Cellino finally sold the club after 22 years of turbulent ownership but it was a little too late as the club still was relegated to Serie B. Still the new ownership brought a renewed hunger and structure which led to a quick promotion and followed by stable finishes in the league helped by the young stalwart of the team in Niccolo barella, the end of the decade has seen the team performing it’s best since the Allegri days and with the new ownership setting high ambitions for the club the 20s seem only bright for cagliari.Fiorentina has experienced its ups and downs. Finishing as high as 4th place (3 times) and finding themselves as low as 16th place last season, escaping relegation by 3 points. Luca Toni returned in 2012, just so he could be featured on this list. Borja Valero enjoyed a successful time at Fiorentina, becoming the captain and leading Viola to 4th place twice until he sold himself out and moved to Inter where nobody likes him anymore. Chiesa has quickly become and important part of Fiorentina’s future if he chooses to continue on for la Viola. Sadly, Davide Astori passed away in 2018 as captain of Fiorentina. In his honor, Fiorentina named their training facilities after him and also retired his number, 13. Cagliari has also done this in his honor.

VIVIANO DE SILVESTRI -GASTALDELLO – MUSTAFI CASSANO- PALOMBO – BARRETO – SORIANO QUAGLIARELLA- PAZZINI – EDER

SPAL

Sampdoria has been one of the most interesting teams to follow. Club owner, Massimo Ferrero has been a clown and we all love him for it. Everthing he says is fucking gold. Players like Cassano, Pazzini and Quagliarella have enjoyed much success at Samp, even Eder was the man until he made the mistake of going to Inter to be underappreciated by almost every Interista. Samp began the decade finishing in 4th place! Good for them, right? no. The following season they got relegated. They average 9th place this decade. Fabio Quagliarella enjoyed the 2018-19 season finishing the season with 26 goals, naming him Capocanoniere at age 36. Fucking beast.

MERET VICARI – TOMOVIC – CIONEK – FELIPE LAZZARI -SCHIATTARELLA – KURTIC – VALDIFIORI ANTENUCCI -PETAGNA

SPAL… The only way I can sum up SPAL’s decade is resurgence. The club went bankrupt and was re-founded in 2012. in 5 years, they went from Lega Pro to Serie A. Pretty impressive for a team that has had its ups and downs. in 2016, SPAL was promoted to Serie B for the first time since 1992 and the following season, promoted to Serie A. Due to lack of stats and laziness to look for them, this is what I came up with for SPAL. I put Kurtic and Cionek basically because they played for Palermo, but they were alright for SPAL I guess. disclaimer: I don’t know any SPAL fans, and I’m not sure they exist. If you know any let me know.

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