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. 1
   Diego Maradona

   Napoli's eternal idol who delivered two Scudetti, a UEFA Cup, and the most romantic Serie A story ever told.
   1000pts

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2. 2
   Javier Zanetti

   Inter Milan one-club captain whose 615 Serie A appearances are a club record.
   666pts
3. 3
   Gabriel Batistuta

   Fiorentina goal machine and Roma Scudetto winner with 184 Serie A goals across a decade.
   666pts
4. 4
   Omar Sivori

   Juventus inside forward and 1961 Ballon d'Or winner, a defining Argentine import of the postwar era.
   555pts
5. 5
   Hernan Crespo

   Parma, Lazio and Inter striker, a serial Serie A scorer and one-time Capocannoniere.
   333pts
6. 6
   Walter Samuel

   Inter Milan centre-back Il Muro whose treble-winning 2009-10 season is iconic.
   333pts
7. 7
   Paulo Dybala

   Argentine playmaker whose Juventus years brought five consecutive Serie A titles.
   333pts
8. 8
   Lautaro Martinez

   Inter Milan striker, 2023-24 Capocannoniere and Scudetto winner.
   333pts
9. 9
   Mauro Icardi

   Inter Milan captain and two-time Capocannoniere in 2014-15 and 2017-18.
   333pts
10. 10
    Mario Kempes

    Valencia-bound striker whose late-career Hellas Verona spell brought him to Serie A.
    0pts
11. 11
    Daniel Passarella

    Fiorentina and Inter Milan centre-back, a 1986 Coppa Italia winner with the Viola.
    0pts
12. 12
    Diego Simeone

    Pisa, Inter and Lazio midfielder who won the 2000 Serie A title with the Aquile.
    0pts
13. 13
    Esteban Cambiasso

    Inter Milan midfielder who won five consecutive Serie A titles and the 2010 treble.
    0pts
14. 14
    Mauro Camoranesi

    Italo-Argentine winger who won three Serie A titles with Juventus and the 2006 World Cup with Italy.
    0pts
15. 15
    Gonzalo Higuain

    Napoli striker whose 36-goal 2015-16 season broke the Serie A single-season record.
    0pts
16. 16
    Daniel Bertoni

    Napoli and Fiorentina winger of the late 1970s and 80s, a 1978 World Cup winner.
    0pts
17. 17
    Carlos Tevez

    Juventus striker whose three Scudetti made him Serie A's defining South American of the 2010s.
    0pts
18. 18
    Ariel Ortega

    Sampdoria and Parma playmaker whose dribbling enchanted Serie A in the late 1990s.
    0pts

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