FIFA 19 Serie A Defenders Guide

 

Who are the best FIFA 19 Serie A defenders? Let’s find out good right-backs, left-backs and centre-backs to your team!

 
POSITIONS GK CB RB LB CDM CM CAM RM RW LM LW CF ST TEAMS

 
 
 

The Best FIFA 19 Serie A Centre-Backs

CB
 

A goalkeeper task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.

Chiellini is still the highest rated centre back playing in Italy.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE BACKS
Giorgio Chiellini	89	Juventus	ITA
Kalidou Koulibaly	87	Napoli	SEN
Leonardo Bonucci	86	Juventus	ITA
Medhi Benatia	86	Juventus	MOR
Milan Škriniar	85	Inter	SVK
Kostas Manolas	85	Roma	GRE
Miranda	85	Inter	BRA
Stefan de Vrij	84	Inter	NED
Raúl Albiol	84	Napoli	ESP
Andrea Barzagli	84	Juventus	ITA
Daniele Rugani	82	Juventus	ITA
Alessio Romagnoli	82	Milan	ITA
Francesco Acerbi	82	Lazio	ITA
Federico Fazio	82	Roma	ARG
Marcano	82	Roma	ESP
Mattia Caldara	80	Milan	ITA
Nicolas Nkoulou	80	Torino	CAM
Mateo Musacchio	80	Milan	ARG
Ştefan Radu	80	Lazio	ROM
Germán Pezzella	79	Fiorentina	ARG

 

On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical, which represents strength, stamina, aggression and jumping.

A player with good at defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.

It’s the case of Chiellini and Barzagli. It’s really hard to get past them.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Giorgio Chiellini	Juventus	ITA	91
Andrea Barzagli	Juventus	ITA	89
Kalidou Koulibaly	Napoli	SEN	88
Miranda	Inter	BRA	88
Leonardo Bonucci	Juventus	ITA	87
Medhi Benatia	Juventus	MOR	87
Milan Škriniar	Inter	SVK	87
Kostas Manolas	Roma	GRE	86
Stefan de Vrij	Inter	NED	86
Raúl Albiol	Napoli	ESP	86
Daniele Rugani	Juventus	ITA	85
Francesco Acerbi	Lazio	ITA	85
Federico Fazio	Roma	ARG	85
Alessio Romagnoli	Milan	ITA	84
Ştefan Radu	Lazio	ROM	84
Marcano	Roma	ESP	83
Mattia Caldara	Milan	ITA	83
Mateo Musacchio	Milan	ARG	83
Cristian Zapata	Milan	COL	82
Andrea Masiello	Atalanta	ITA	81

 

The physical attribute shows the old heading capability but also how likely the players are to win game with their body. This is a crucial attribute when looking for the best centre back.

In this chapter, Koulibaly is who stand out.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Kalidou Koulibaly	Napoli	SEN	86
Medhi Benatia	Juventus	MOR	85
Federico Fazio	Roma	ARG	83
Omar Colley	Sampdoria	GAM	83
Giorgio Chiellini	Juventus	ITA	82
Milan Škriniar	Inter	SVK	82
Kostas Manolas	Roma	GRE	82
Juan Jesus	Roma	BRA	82
Sebastian De Maio	Bologna	FRA	81
Leonardo Bonucci	Juventus	ITA	80
Francesco Acerbi	Lazio	ITA	80
Alessio Romagnoli	Milan	ITA	79
Marcano	Roma	ESP	79
Nikola Maksimović	Napoli	SRB	79
Cristian Zapata	Milan	COL	77
Filip Helander	Bologna	SWE	77
Miranda	Inter	BRA	76
Stefan de Vrij	Inter	NED	76
Bastos	Lazio	ANG	76
José Luis Palomino	Atalanta	ARG	76

 

Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No one likes feeling impotent when seeing you get overrun by extremely fast players. Even though, in a way, centre backs aren’t that fast, every team needs one of these players with a high pace attribute.

Manolas is clearly the fastest centre back playing in the Serie A.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH HIGHEST PACE
Kostas Manolas	Roma	GRE	83
Juan Jesus	Roma	BRA	77
Martín Cáceres	Lazio	URU	76
Bastos	Lazio	ANG	75
Kalidou Koulibaly	Napoli	SEN	72
Milan Škriniar	Inter	SVK	72
Medhi Benatia	Juventus	MOR	70
Mateo Musacchio	Milan	ARG	70
Lorenzo Tonelli	Sampdoria	ITA	70
Omar Colley	Sampdoria	GAM	70
Giorgio Chiellini	Juventus	ITA	69
Ştefan Radu	Lazio	ROM	69
Nicolas Nkoulou	Torino	CAM	69
Miranda	Inter	BRA	68
Stefan de Vrij	Inter	NED	68
Andrea Barzagli	Juventus	ITA	68
Marcano	Roma	ESP	68
Giancarlo González	Bologna	COS	68
Vitor Hugo	Fiorentina	BRA	68
Wallace	Lazio	BRA	68

 

Giorgio Chiellini is our first choice for this position. He is the one with the best defending stats. The Juventus’ defender is the most expensive of all centre backs in Serie A but there are many other high-quality options. Most of the times the big question is to decide who will partner with Chiellini? Koulibaly is stronger but Manolas is faster, making him a better option if you already have a slow CB in your team, like Bonucci. The Italian defender is the most balanced CB in this league but needs someone fast playing next to him.

The Italian football is known by its defensive and tactical style. It’s no surprise to find great defenders for amazing prices. You don’t need a good budget to build a strong defensive line in this league.

 
 
TOP 10 CENTRE-BACKS

01 89 ?? Giorgio Chiellini
02 87 ?? Kalidou Koulibaly
03 85 ?? Kostas Manolas
04 86 ?? Medhi Benatia
05 85 ?? Milan Škriniar
06 86 ?? Leonardo Bonucci
07 85 ?? Miranda
08 84 ?? Stefan de Vrij
09 84 ?? Andrea Barzagli
10 78 ?? Juan Jesus
 
 

Best FIFA 19 Serie A Centre-Backs

 
 
 
 

The Best FIFA 19 Serie A Right Backs

RB RWB
 

Full backs have the role of troubling the job of wingers. In addition, good full backs also support their team mates on offensive manoeuvres.

Florenzi is the most popular right backs playing in Serie A.

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS
Alessandro Florenzi	82	Roma	ITA
Elseid Hysaj	81	Napoli	ALB
João Cancelo	81	Juventus	POR
Šime Vrsaljko	81	Inter	CRO
Mattia De Sciglio	78	Juventus	ITA
Ignazio Abate	78	Milan	ITA
Dušan Basta	78	Lazio	SRB
Davide Calabria	77	Milan	ITA
Lorenzo De Silvestri	77	Torino	ITA
Rick Karsdorp	76	Roma	NED
Kévin Malcuit	76	Napoli	FRA

 

There are very important attributes for any right back: defending and pace.

Since they’re defenders they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding.

In Italy, no other right back defends as well as Hysaj and Vrsaljko.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Elseid Hysaj	Napoli	ALB	79
Šime Vrsaljko	Inter	CRO	78
João Cancelo	Juventus	POR	77
Mattia De Sciglio	Juventus	ITA	77
Dušan Basta	Lazio	SRB	77
Lorenzo De Silvestri	Torino	ITA	77
Alessandro Florenzi	Roma	ITA	76
Ignazio Abate	Milan	ITA	76
Davide Calabria	Milan	ITA	76
Rick Karsdorp	Roma	NED	72
Kévin Malcuit	Napoli	FRA	72

 

A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces are obligated to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team. Pace is one of the most important requirements for a good full back. Even in FIFA 19.

João Cancelo is the fastest one.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST PACING
João Cancelo	Juventus	POR	88
Rick Karsdorp	Roma	NED	87
Alessandro Florenzi	Roma	ITA	84
Kévin Malcuit	Napoli	FRA	84
Elseid Hysaj	Napoli	ALB	81
Šime Vrsaljko	Inter	CRO	81
Ignazio Abate	Milan	ITA	81
Davide Calabria	Milan	ITA	79
Mattia De Sciglio	Juventus	ITA	77
Dušan Basta	Lazio	SRB	74
Lorenzo De Silvestri	Torino	ITA	72

 

Florenzi and Cancelo are the best choices for who needs good Serie A right backs. Šime Vrsaljko and Elseid Hysaj are also valid offers if you don’t want to spend so much coins.

 
 
TOP 10 RIGHT-BACKS

01 81 ?? João Cancelo
02 82 ?? Alessandro Florenzi
03 81 ?? Šime Vrsaljko
04 81 ?? Elseid Hysaj
05 76 ?? Rick Karsdorp
06 76 ?? Kévin Malcuit
07 78 ?? Ignazio Abate
08 78 ?? Dušan Basta
09 78 ?? Mattia De Sciglio
10 77 ?? Davide Calabria
 
 

Best FIFA 19 Serie A Right Backs

 
 
 
 

The Best FIFA 19 Serie A Left Backs

LB LWB
 

Left backs have exactly the same role of their team mates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate in the team’s offensive manoeuvres.

On the Serie A, there is a left back that stand out more than the other ones: Alex Sandro.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS
Alex Sandro	86	Juventus	BRA
Aleksandar Kolarov	82	Roma	SRB
Faouzi Ghoulam	81	Napoli	ALG
Domenico Criscito	81	Genoa	ITA
Ricardo Rodríguez	80	Milan	SUI
Kwadwo Asamoah	79	Inter	GHA
Mário Rui	78	Napoli	POR
Cristian Ansaldi	78	Torino	ARG
Dalbert	76	Inter	BRA
Riza Durmisi	76	Lazio	DEN
Luca Antonelli	76	Empoli	ITA
Danilo D’Ambrosio	76	Inter	ITA
Cristiano Biraghi	75	Fiorentina	ITA
Davide Santon	75	Roma	ITA

 

Besides being the highest rated LB, Alex Sandro is also the one who defends better in this league.

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Alex Sandro	Juventus	BRA	82
Aleksandar Kolarov	Roma	SRB	81
Domenico Criscito	Genoa	ITA	80
Faouzi Ghoulam	Napoli	ALG	78
Ricardo Rodríguez	Milan	SUI	78
Kwadwo Asamoah	Inter	GHA	78
Luca Antonelli	Empoli	ITA	77
Danilo D’Ambrosio	Inter	ITA	77
Cristian Ansaldi	Torino	ARG	74
Cristiano Biraghi	Fiorentina	ITA	74
Davide Santon	Roma	ITA	74
Mário Rui	Napoli	POR	72
Dalbert	Inter	BRA	71
Riza Durmisi	Lazio	DEN	71

 

Dalberto is faster than any other left back.

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST PACING
Dalbert	Inter	BRA	91
Alex Sandro	Juventus	BRA	85
Mário Rui	Napoli	POR	84
Riza Durmisi	Lazio	DEN	81
Cristian Ansaldi	Torino	ARG	78
Cristiano Biraghi	Fiorentina	ITA	78
Domenico Criscito	Genoa	ITA	77
Faouzi Ghoulam	Napoli	ALG	77
Kwadwo Asamoah	Inter	GHA	77
Ricardo Rodríguez	Milan	SUI	73
Davide Santon	Roma	ITA	73
Luca Antonelli	Empoli	ITA	72
Danilo D’Ambrosio	Inter	ITA	72
Aleksandar Kolarov	Roma	SRB	71

 

Alex Sandro is, in our opinion, the best left back playing in Serie A. He’s fast, good dribbler and defends well. He is an amazing player.

If pace is all you need, then Dalbert may be who are looking for. Ghoulam and Mário Rui are also decent choices but they are much slower.

 
 
TOP 10 LEFT-BACKS

01 86 ?? Alex Sandro
02 76 ?? Dalbert
03 81 ?? Faouzi Ghoulam
04 78 ?? Mário Rui
05 81 ?? Domenico Criscito
06 79 ?? Kwadwo Asamoah
07 82 ?? Aleksandar Kolarov
08 78 ?? Cristian Ansaldi
09 80 ?? Ricardo Rodríguez
10 76 ?? Riza Durmisi
 
 

Best FIFA 19 Serie A Left Backs