The first round of the Serie B championship will end with the boxing day on 26 December. This is the first part of the tournament which saw Sassuolo take the lead in the rankings, with Spezia and Pisa as the main rivals behind them. In the playoff zone, however, it is a total brawl with ten teams (Juve Stabia, Cremonese, Cesena, Bari, Catanzaro, Modena, Carrarese, Mantova, Palermo and Brescia) gathered in seven points. Finally, in the fight for salvation, in addition to big names in difficulty such as Sampdoria, Salernitana and Frosinone, we find other medium-small ones ready to do battle.
While waiting for the Boxing Day results, here is the performance of the best defenders according to the report cards of Serie B TuttoMercatoWeb.com.
DEFENDERS
1. Petko Hristov (Spice) 6.39
2. Marco Bellich (Juve Stabia) 6.23
3. Giovanni Zaro (Modena) 6.23
4. Pietro Ceccaroni (Palermo) 6.23
5. Manuel Ricciardi (Cosenza) 6.21