A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Sampdoria man on 8.38 with 6 goal contributions.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.60 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a Catanzaro player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Frosinone can pretend not to have heard.
Scoring charts1 May 2027
The division’s top provider is Nuno Tavares — 7.40
4 assists across the month from a Avellino player marked 7.40. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Niccolò Pierozzi will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Palermo the goodbyes have quietly begun.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.38 across 4 matches for Sampdoria.
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Avellino can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
3 in 4 for Empoli. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Marked 8.04 across it, 4 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Monza have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
7.87 across the month and 2 goal contributions from a Palermo player everybody else in the division now has a file on. His price rose this month without anybody at his club lifting a finger.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Monza can pretend not to have heard.
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and IFK Mariehamn waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Cesena is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
3 assists, 7.91, and a Palermo player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Patrick Ciurria will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Monza the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Scoring charts1 Apr 2027
Highest marks in the league belong to a Palermo man
Joel Pohjanpalo averaged 8.07 over 3 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Palermo man came out on top: 7.94 across the month and 4 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.05 over the month and 2 goal contributions, from a Cesena player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Avellino can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Monza people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Empoli they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 2 of them made by a Avellino player marked 7.59, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Cyril Ngonge averaged 7.98 over 4 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
4 in 4 for Palermo. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Marked 8.05 across it, 7 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Palermo have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Venezia people have started saying his name in the past tense.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.38 over the month and 2 goal contributions, from a Virtus Entella player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
The offer from Lecce for Romano Schmid was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
4 assists, 7.43, and a Sampdoria player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.05 across 6 matches for Palermo.
3 in 6 for Reggiana. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
The month closes with Pedro Mendes out in front — 5 goals in 4 games, and Modena have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Pedro Mendes is the division's player of the month — 8.27
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Modena man on 8.27 with 5 goal contributions.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.38 over the month and 0 goal contributions, from a Pescara player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Empoli, and it is not being withdrawn.
The offer from Fortaleza for Dany Mota was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a Juve Stabia player marked 7.31, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Highest marks in the league belong to a Modena man
Pedro Mendes averaged 8.27 over 4 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Monza heard it as anything else.
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Palermo can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Palermo man came out on top: 8.31 across the month and 4 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Pescara
Davide Bartesaghi was marked 7.43 and had a hand in 1 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Südtirol can pretend not to have heard.
2 assists across the month from a Monza player marked 7.93. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
Highest marks in the league belong to a Sampdoria man
Lorenzo Insigne averaged 8.55 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Modena they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
2 in 3 for Monza. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
3 in 3 for Palermo. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
3 in 2 for Sampdoria. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
The month closes with Pietro Pellegri out in front — 4 goals in 4 games, and Empoli have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2026
Pietro Pellegri is the division's player of the month — 8.05
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Empoli man on 8.05 with 5 goal contributions.
7.35 across the month and 2 goal contributions from a Virtus Entella player everybody else in the division now has a file on. His price rose this month without anybody at his club lifting a finger.
2 assists, 7.74, and a Reggiana player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.05 across 4 matches for Empoli.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Joël Schingtienne will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Venezia the goodbyes have quietly begun.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Frosinone hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Martín Ojeda wants continental football; whether Spezia can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
3 in 4 for Reggiana. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
3 goals in 3 games, and nobody else in the league close to it. Venezia have the man every defence in the division is planning around.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
Akor Adams is the division's player of the month — 7.79
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Venezia man on 7.79 with 3 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Catanzaro
Simone Pafundi was marked 7.32 and had a hand in 2 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Venezia, and it is not being withdrawn.
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Padova people have started saying his name in the past tense.
2 assists, 7.69, and a Südtirol player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
Akor Adams is the division's best-marked player — 7.79
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 7.79 across 3 matches for Venezia.
3 in 3 for Monza. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Virtus Entella have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The offer from Torino for Petko Hristov was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
1 assists across the month from a Monza player marked 7.49. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Catanzaro, and it is not being withdrawn.
1 in 1 for Padova. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Matias Antonini wants continental football; whether Catanzaro can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
11 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.