Best Alternatives to Giorgio Scalvini

Top 3 Alternatives to Giorgio Scalvini

1. 1.Pierre Kalulu87% DNA match·Juventus€32.0M
2. 2.Alessandro Bastoni86% DNA match·Inter€80.0M
3. 3.Odilon Kossounou86% DNA match·Atalanta€22.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.0 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (2.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), central to possession (74 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.2/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up. Note: this profile is based on 873 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Giorgio Scalvini by playing style are:

• Pierre Kalulu(87% match) — Kalulu has quietly become one of Serie A's most progressive defenders — a ball-carrier in disguise wearing a centre-back's number. His 60.8 passes per 90 and 6.23 passes into the final third both land in the top 20-30% of defenders in the league, figures that reveal a player comfortable initiating attacks rather than simply recycling possession. His key passes per 90 (top 20%) are genuinely remarkable for a defender — higher than many midfielders — suggesting his influence on the final third is being systematically undervalued by clubs still scanning only defensive metrics.
• Alessandro Bastoni(86% match) — Bastoni has quietly become the most dangerous defender in Serie A that no one talks about in those terms—a left-sided centre-back who functions, in practice, as a deep-lying playmaker wearing the wrong shirt number. His passing volume sits in the top 5% of defenders in the league, and his passes into the final third rank similarly elite, meaning Inter's attacking phases are frequently being *authored* from the back. The counterintuitive truth buried in his aerial win rate—merely average—is that Bastoni rarely needs to be tested aerially; his positioning is clean enough to make the contest irrelevant.
• Odilon Kossounou(86% match) — Kossounou has carved out a rare niche in Serie A's defensive landscape: a centre-back who builds play with the precision of a deep-lying midfielder while quietly contributing to the scoresheet. His 92.7% pass accuracy places him in the top 5% of defenders in the division—not just neat sideways passes, but 5.27 progressive balls into the final third per 90, suggesting genuine intent to break lines. His goal contribution rate sits in the top 20%, a counterintuitive figure that reveals an underrated offensive threat from set-pieces that opponents routinely underestimate.

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →