Top 20 Italian Footballers of All Time

Honorabale Mentions:

Giuseppe Bergomi
Walter Zenga
Giampiero Boniperti
Gianfranco Zola
Claudio Gentile

20. Christian Vieri

Positions: Center forward

Rating: 87

19. Marco Tardelli

Positions: Defensive midfielder, center midfielder

Rating: 87

18. Alessandro Nesta

Positions: Center back

Rating: 88

17. Sandro Mazzola

Positions: Attacking midfielder, second striker
Rating: 88

16. Gaetano Scirea

Positions: Center back

Rating: 88

15. Silvio Piola

Positions: Center forward

Rating: 88

14. Francesco Totti

Positions: Attacking midfielder, center forward

Rating: 89

13. Alessandro Del Piero

Positions: Second striker, attacking midfielder

Rating: 89

12. Luigi Riva

Positions: Center forward

Rating: 89

11. Paolo Rossi

Positions: Center forward, winger

Rating: 89

10. Fabio Cannavaro

Positions: Center back

Rating: 90

9. Gianluigi Buffon

Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 90

8. Giacinto Facchetti

Positions: Full back

Rating: 90

7. Andrea Pirlo

Positions: Center midfielder, defensive midfielder

Rating: 91

6. Gianni Rivera

Positions: Attacking midfielder, side midfielder

Rating: 91

5. Franco Baresi

Positions: Center back

Rating: 91

4. Roberto Baggio

Positions: Second striker, attacking midfielder

Rating: 92

3. Paolo Maldini

Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 92

2. Dino Zoff

Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 92

1. Giuseppe Meazza

Positions: Center forward, second striker

Rating: 92

All-Time Italy XI