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?
Diego Maradona
Napoli's eternal idol who delivered two Scudetti, a UEFA Cup, and the most romantic Serie A story ever told.
Gabriel Batistuta
Fiorentina goal machine and Roma Scudetto winner with 184 Serie A goals across a decade.
Omar Sivori
Juventus inside forward and 1961 Ballon d'Or winner, a defining Argentine import of the postwar era.
Mario Kempes
Valencia-bound striker whose late-career Hellas Verona spell brought him to Serie A.
Daniel Passarella
Fiorentina and Inter Milan centre-back, a 1986 Coppa Italia winner with the Viola.
Diego Simeone
Pisa, Inter and Lazio midfielder who won the 2000 Serie A title with the Aquile.
Hernan Crespo
Parma, Lazio and Inter striker, a serial Serie A scorer and one-time Capocannoniere.
Javier Zanetti
Inter Milan one-club captain whose 615 Serie A appearances are a club record.
Walter Samuel
Inter Milan centre-back Il Muro whose treble-winning 2009-10 season is iconic.
Esteban Cambiasso
Inter Milan midfielder who won five consecutive Serie A titles and the 2010 treble.
Mauro Camoranesi
Italo-Argentine winger who won three Serie A titles with Juventus and the 2006 World Cup with Italy.
Carlos Tevez
Juventus striker whose three Scudetti made him Serie A's defining South American of the 2010s.
Gonzalo Higuain
Napoli striker whose 36-goal 2015-16 season broke the Serie A single-season record.
Paulo Dybala
Argentine playmaker whose Juventus years brought five consecutive Serie A titles.
Mauro Icardi
Inter Milan captain and two-time Capocannoniere in 2014-15 and 2017-18.
Lautaro Martinez
Inter Milan striker, 2023-24 Capocannoniere and Scudetto winner.
Ariel Ortega
Sampdoria and Parma playmaker whose dribbling enchanted Serie A in the late 1990s.
Daniel Bertoni
Napoli and Fiorentina winger of the late 1970s and 80s, a 1978 World Cup winner.
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