Who is the best defender in Serie A history?

Milan and Juventus icons headline the most storied defensive tradition in the game. Who was the best?

1. 1
   Paolo Maldini

   Milan one-club legend regarded as one of the greatest defenders ever.
2. 2
   Franco Baresi

   Milan sweeper whose reading of the game set the gold standard.
3. 3
   Giacinto Facchetti

   Inter icon and pioneer of the attacking full-back role.
4. 4
   Alessandro Nesta

   Lazio and Milan centre-back famed for impeccable positioning.
5. 5
   Gaetano Scirea

   Juventus libero of rare elegance and a one-club great.
6. 6
   Fabio Cannavaro

   Commanding centre-back who won the Ballon d'Or while at Juventus.
7. 7
   Giorgio Chiellini

   Juventus warrior centre-back and serial Scudetto winner.
8. 8
   Leonardo Bonucci

   Juventus ball-playing centre-back and a pillar of their dominance.
9. 9
   Claudio Gentile

   Juventus man-marker famed for shackling the world's best forwards.
10. 10
    Giuseppe Bergomi

    Inter one-club stalwart nicknamed Lo Zio across two decades.
11. 11
    Ciro Ferrara

    Napoli and Juventus centre-back and a defensive mainstay of the 1990s.
12. 12
    Alessandro Costacurta

    Milan one-club defender and a long-serving partner to Maldini and Baresi.
13. 13
    Javier Zanetti

    Inter's most-capped player, a versatile and durable full-back.