Best Alternatives to Nikola Moro

Top 3 Alternatives to Nikola Moro

1. 1.Máximo Perrone86% DNA match·Como€25.0M
2. 2.Rodrigo Mora86% DNA match·Porto€38.0M
3. 3.Samuele Ricci86% DNA match·AC Milan€25.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Moro is the kind of midfielder who quietly rewires a team's tempo before anyone notices he's doing it. Playing in Serie A's congested midfield battlegrounds, his 65.6 passes per 90 places him in the top 5% of the league—not because he's safe and sideways, but because he's constantly available and constantly moving the game forward. That's the counterintuitive truth buried in his numbers: his 13.52 passes into the final third per 90, also top 5%, reveals a box-to-box engine with genuine progressive ambition, not a recycler. The three most similar players to Nikola Moro by playing style are:

• Máximo Perrone(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (74 passes/90), central to possession (84 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Rodrigo Mora(86% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.7 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.8 shots/90), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90), active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).
• Samuele Ricci(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success), heavily involved in play (64 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.1/90), active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 503 minutes of playing time this season.

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