Best Alternatives to Raoul Bellanova

Playing Style Analysis

Bellanova has carved out a quietly efficient niche at Inter as the industrious connector who keeps possession ticking without ever demanding the spotlight. His 89.1% pass accuracy places him in the top fifth of Serie A midfielders, and a 56.3% duel win rate suggests he competes effectively at ground level—two traits that underpin his value as a reliable ball-mover in tight spaces. Here's the counterintuitive part: his key passes per 90 sit above the league average, meaning he's actually more progressive in the final moments of build-up than his modest assists tally implies—the creativity is there, the finishing touch simply isn't his job. The three closest DNA matches to Raoul Bellanova:

• Luis Henrique(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (69% duel success), heavily involved in play (57 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Alexis Saelemaekers(82% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in play (66 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.1/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Valentino Lazaro(71% match) — A Solid Defender. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →