Best Alternatives to Riccardo Orsolini

Top 3 Alternatives to Riccardo Orsolini

1. 1.Mattia Zaccagni 86% DNA match·Lazio€15.0M
2. 2.Federico Bonazzoli86% DNA match·Cremonese€18.0M
3. 3.Matías Soulé86% DNA match·Roma€35.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Orsolini is the kind of wide attacker who wins the ball like a midfielder and uses it like a forward—a combination rarer in Serie A than his modest reputation suggests. His duel win rate sits in the top 5% of attackers in the league, which means defenders simply cannot brush him off the ball in transition. He generates shots at a top-20% clip and carries the ball into dangerous areas with similar frequency, making him a genuine threat rather than a peripheral one. The three most similar players to Riccardo Orsolini by playing style are:

• Mattia Zaccagni (86% match) — A Forward. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success) and draws fouls effectively (3.4/90).
• Federico Bonazzoli(86% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.28 goals/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy) and draws fouls effectively (2.5/90).
• Matías Soulé(86% match) — Soulé has quietly become one of Serie A's most complete attacking connectors—a winger who passes like a midfielder and presses like a striker. His 39.5 passes per 90 ranks in the top 5% among attackers in the league, which sounds counterintuitive until you watch him: he's not a hoarder of possession, he's a circuit board. His 6.33 passes into the final third per 90 is the genuinely elite number here, placing him again in the top 5%—meaning defences don't just track his runs, they track his decisions.

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