Best Alternatives to Mathías Villasanti

Top 3 Alternatives to Mathías Villasanti

1. 1.Cesare Casadei86% DNA match·Torino€14.0M
2. 2.Patrizio Masini86% DNA match·Genoa€6.0M
3. 3.Niccolò Pisilli86% DNA match·Roma€12.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (3.3 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.9 interceptions/90), wins the ball cleanly (2.3 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (59 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.6/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league. The three most similar players to Mathías Villasanti by playing style are:

• Cesare Casadei(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.27 goals/90) and dominant in the air (4.2 aerials won/90, 60%).
• Patrizio Masini(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (3.6 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), wins the ball cleanly (2.2 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (59 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.8/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.3/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league. However, he prone to committing fouls (2.9/90).
• Niccolò Pisilli(86% match) — Pisilli is the rare midfielder who wins the ball back with his brain before his boots ever get involved. Playing for a mid-table Serie A side, he ranks in the top 5% of his position for both interceptions and press intensity—a combination that signals elite anticipatory intelligence rather than mere industry. His passing into the final third sits in the same elite bracket, meaning he doesn't just win possession; he immediately weaponises it.

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