We count down the finest midfield operators from the land of calcio

32. Stefano Fiore

31. Luigi Di Biagio

30. Antonio Candreva

29. Riccardo Montolivo

28. Gabriele Orali

27. Simone Perrotta

26. Mario Bertini

25. Massimo Ambrosini

24. Dino Baggio

23. Fernando De Napoli

22. Michele Andreolo

21. Claudio Marchisio

20. Nicolo Barella

19. Giuseppe Giannini

18. Giancarlo De Sisti

17. Franco Causio

16. Mauro Camoranesi

15. Luis Monti

14. Jorginho

13. Demetrio Albertini

12. Marco Verratti

11. Fabio Capello

10. Giancarlo Antognoni

9. Gennaro Gattuso

8. Daniele De Rossi

7. Carlo Ancelotti

6. Giovanni Ferrari

5. Francesco Totti

4. Marco Tardelli

3. Gianni Rivera

Having started out with hometown outfit Alessandria, Giani Rivera went on to cement legendary status during a 19-year association with AC Milan – where he wore the captain’s armband for 12 seasons and won three Serie A titles, four Coppa Italia crowns, two European Cups and two Cup Winners’ Cups (not a bad return, really).