Who is the best Argentine player ever to play in Serie A?

From Napoli's mythologised number 10 to modern title-winning strikers, Argentina has gifted Italian football some of its most defining figures. Where do you stand?

1

Diego Maradona

Napoli's eternal idol who delivered two Scudetti, a UEFA Cup, and the most romantic Serie A story ever told.

1000pts

BE

2

Javier Zanetti

Inter Milan one-club captain whose 615 Serie A appearances are a club record.

666pts

3

Gabriel Batistuta

Fiorentina goal machine and Roma Scudetto winner with 184 Serie A goals across a decade.

666pts

4

Omar Sivori

Juventus inside forward and 1961 Ballon d'Or winner, a defining Argentine import of the postwar era.

555pts

5

Hernan Crespo

Parma, Lazio and Inter striker, a serial Serie A scorer and one-time Capocannoniere.

333pts

6

Walter Samuel

Inter Milan centre-back Il Muro whose treble-winning 2009-10 season is iconic.

333pts

7

Paulo Dybala

Argentine playmaker whose Juventus years brought five consecutive Serie A titles.

333pts

8

Lautaro Martinez

Inter Milan striker, 2023-24 Capocannoniere and Scudetto winner.

333pts

9

Mauro Icardi

Inter Milan captain and two-time Capocannoniere in 2014-15 and 2017-18.

333pts

10

Mario Kempes

Valencia-bound striker whose late-career Hellas Verona spell brought him to Serie A.

1pts

11

Daniel Passarella

Fiorentina and Inter Milan centre-back, a 1986 Coppa Italia winner with the Viola.

1pts

12

Diego Simeone

Pisa, Inter and Lazio midfielder who won the 2000 Serie A title with the Aquile.

1pts

13

Esteban Cambiasso

Inter Milan midfielder who won five consecutive Serie A titles and the 2010 treble.

1pts

14

Mauro Camoranesi

Italo-Argentine winger who won three Serie A titles with Juventus and the 2006 World Cup with Italy.

1pts

15

Gonzalo Higuain

Napoli striker whose 36-goal 2015-16 season broke the Serie A single-season record.

1pts

16

Daniel Bertoni

Napoli and Fiorentina winger of the late 1970s and 80s, a 1978 World Cup winner.

1pts

17

Carlos Tevez

Juventus striker whose three Scudetti made him Serie A's defining South American of the 2010s.

1pts

18

Ariel Ortega

Sampdoria and Parma playmaker whose dribbling enchanted Serie A in the late 1990s.

1pts