The 18 Best Penalty Takers in Serie A History

Stutter-steps, hops, no run-up at all: every style of spot-kick Italy has seen. Record holders sit beside men remembered for one famous miss.

1. 1
   Roberto Baggio

   Scored dozens of Serie A penalties, though the 1994 World Cup final miss is the one people remember.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Mauro Icardi

   Inter's captain and two-time Serie A top scorer, rarely beaten from 11 metres.
   833pts
3. 3
   Alessandro Del Piero

   Juventus' captain and composed spot-kick taker across 19 seasons in Turin.
   577pts
4. 4
   Paulo Dybala

   Juventus and Roma forward with a precise left-footed penalty technique.
   576pts
5. 5
   Antonio Di Natale

   Udinese's captain and two-time Serie A top scorer, reliable from the spot.
   576pts
6. 6
   Cristiano Ronaldo

   Juventus' 2021 Serie A top scorer, with his trademark stuttering penalty routine.
   500pts
7. 7
   Francesco Totti

   Roma's captain, Serie A's most prolific scorer from the spot and the man behind the Euro 2000 Panenka.
   500pts
8. 8
   Domenico Berardi

   Sassuolo's all-time top scorer and one of Serie A's most consistent penalty takers.
   500pts
9. 9
   Lautaro Martínez

   Inter's captain and 2024 Serie A top scorer.
   500pts
10. 10
    Andrea Pirlo

    Milan and Juventus playmaker whose Panenka against England at Euro 2012 summed up his calm.
    500pts
11. 11
    Fabio Quagliarella

    Sampdoria veteran who became Serie A's top scorer at 36, many of them penalties.
    409pts
12. 12
    Michel Platini

    Juventus' three-time Serie A top scorer and a cool penalty taker for club and France.
    409pts
13. 13
    Diego Maradona

    Napoli's No. 10 who led them to two Scudetti and scored plenty from the spot.
    409pts
14. 14
    Giuseppe Signori

    Lazio's striker famous for taking penalties with almost no run-up.
    409pts
15. 15
    Ciro Immobile

    Lazio's striker, a near-automatic penalty taker during his record-breaking 36-goal 2019-20 season.
    0pts
16. 16
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Inter and Milan striker, twice Serie A top scorer, who took penalties with a power-first style.
    0pts
17. 17
    Gonzalo Higuaín

    Napoli and Juventus striker whose 36 goals in 2015-16 set a Serie A single-season record.
    0pts
18. 18
    Jorginho

    Napoli midfielder who made the hop-step penalty his signature.
    0pts

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