
Based on 1,976 min · 2025/2026 · Serie A · FULL
vs Nicolò Barella · Serie A · Same playing style · €25.0M
Locatelli wins on
Press Intensity
3.05/90 · Top 8% · 67 pressing actions in 25 games
Locatelli loses on
Assists
0.06/90 · 55th pct · 1 assist in 25 games
Based on 1,976 min (25 apps) vs anchor 1,681 min · 288 peers in Serie A MID · Season per-90 · latest DNA row
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Serie A · same-role pool
3.05/90
Top 8%
Locatelli
Press Intensity
RT edge
2.67/90
Top 21%
Barella
0.06/90
55th pct
Locatelli
Assists
gap
0.28/90
Top 8%
Barella
Percentile rank among Serie A midfielders (n=248) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™
Locatelli has spent years being the midfielder that makes everything work without ever making the highlight reel—and the numbers finally prove why that matters. Locatelli has spent years being the midfielder that makes everything work without ever making the highlight reel—and the numbers finally prove why that matters. Operating in Serie A's congested midfield battles, he ranks in the top 5% for passes per 90, tackles won, press intensity, and passes into the final third simultaneously; finding a player who dominates all four categories at once is genuinely rare.
RT narrative for Manuel Locatelli · based on seasonal DNA and league percentiles on this page.
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