Serie A · 2026/27 · after matchday 11

The best central midfielders in Serie A so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Luis Milla (Como) as the best central midfielder in Serie A, level on 80 out of 100 with Luka Modrić.

50 ranked346+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Luis MillaComo · 32 · Spain#1

80standing, 1st of 50

Best at accurate passes per 90, 75.34, 2nd of 50

Luka ModrićAC Milan · 41 · Croatia#2

80standing, 2nd of 50

Best at accurate passes per 90, 79.38, 1st of 50

Nicolò BarellaInter · 29 · Italy#3

77standing, 3rd of 50

Best at big chances created per 90, 0.96, 1st of 50

The top 10

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 50.

Luis MillaComo · 32 · Spain 801st of 50 Accurate passes 75.342ndPass completion 93%3rdTackles + int. 3.505th

Key passes per 902.15 7th of 50

Accurate passes per 9075.34 2nd of 50

Pass completion93% 3rd of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.50 5th of 50

Dribbles per 900.67 18th of 50

Big chances created per 900.27 14th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.67 21st fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Luis Milla's page

Luka ModrićAC Milan · 41 · Croatia 802nd of 50 Accurate passes 79.381stPass completion 92%5thBig chances 0.3610th

Key passes per 901.33 17th of 50

Accurate passes per 9079.38 1st of 50

Pass completion92% 5th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.02 13th of 50

Dribbles per 900.60 22nd of 50

Big chances created per 900.36 10th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.84 29th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Luka Modrić's page

Nicolò BarellaInter · 29 · Italy 773rd of 50 Big chances 0.961stKey passes 2.246thAccurate passes 55.058th

Key passes per 902.24 6th of 50

Accurate passes per 9055.05 8th of 50

Pass completion90% 13th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 901.71 46th of 50

Dribbles per 901.07 10th of 50

Big chances created per 900.96 1st of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.11 22nd of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.96 32nd fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Nicolò Barella's page

Douglas LuizJuventus · 28 · Brazil 774th of 50 Big chances 0.493rdAccurate passes 66.714thKey passes 1.779th

Key passes per 901.77 9th of 50

Accurate passes per 9066.71 4th of 50

Pass completion90% 11th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 901.97 37th of 50

Dribbles per 900.39 40th of 50

Big chances created per 900.49 3rd of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.10 24th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.49 15th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Douglas Luiz's page

Darryl BakolaSassuolo · 18 · DR Congo 765th of 50 Tackles + int. 3.426thDribbles 1.237thAccurate passes 54.119th

Key passes per 901.10 28th of 50

Accurate passes per 9054.11 9th of 50

Pass completion90% 14th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.42 6th of 50

Dribbles per 901.23 7th of 50

Big chances created per 900.27 13th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.96 31st fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Darryl Bakola's page

Lewis FergusonBologna · 27 · Scotland 756th of 50 Accurate passes 68.553rdPass completion 92%4thTackles + int. 3.0911th

Key passes per 901.00 32nd of 50

Accurate passes per 9068.55 3rd of 50

Pass completion92% 4th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.09 11th of 50

Dribbles per 900.55 26th of 50

Big chances created per 900.18 21st of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.55 18th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lewis Ferguson's page

Manu KonéRoma · 25 · France 747th of 50 Dribbles 1.324thNon-penalty goals 0.384thPass completion 91%8th

Key passes per 901.51 13th of 50

Accurate passes per 9052.64 11th of 50

Pass completion91% 8th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.64 19th of 50

Dribbles per 901.32 4th of 50

Big chances created per 900.00 34th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.38 4th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.57 19th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Manu Koné's page

Kian Fitz-JimTorino · 23 · Netherlands 718th of 50 Dribbles 1.422ndBig chances 0.474thDispossessed 0.4713th fewest

Key passes per 901.42 14th of 50

Accurate passes per 9043.03 22nd of 50

Pass completion87% 27th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.05 32nd of 50

Dribbles per 901.42 2nd of 50

Big chances created per 900.47 4th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.16 18th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.47 13th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kian Fitz-Jim's page

Andy DioufInter · 23 · France 699th of 50 Dribbles 1.821stKey passes 2.333rdBig chances 0.399th

Key passes per 902.33 3rd of 50

Accurate passes per 9038.13 29th of 50

Pass completion90% 10th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.07 31st of 50

Dribbles per 901.82 1st of 50

Big chances created per 900.39 9th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.91 30th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Andy Diouf's page

Lucas Da CunhaComo · 25 · France 6910th of 50 Dispossessed 0.223rd fewestAccurate passes 64.225thPass completion 91%9th

Key passes per 901.68 10th of 50

Accurate passes per 9064.22 5th of 50

Pass completion91% 9th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 901.46 49th of 50

Dribbles per 900.67 19th of 50

Big chances created per 900.22 16th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.22 3rd fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lucas Da Cunha's page

Each figure with his place among the 50 central midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Key passes	Accurate passes	Pass completion	Tackles + int.	Dribbles	Big chances	Non-penalty goals	Dispossessed
1Luis Milla	80	2.157th	75.342nd	93%3rd	3.505th	0.6718th	0.2714th	0.0027th	0.6721st fewest
2Luka Modrić	80	1.3317th	79.381st	92%5th	3.0213th	0.6022nd	0.3610th	0.0027th	0.8429th fewest
3Nicolò Barella	77	2.246th	55.058th	90%13th	1.7146th	1.0710th	0.961st	0.1122nd	0.9632nd fewest
4Douglas Luiz	77	1.779th	66.714th	90%11th	1.9737th	0.3940th	0.493rd	0.1024th	0.4915th fewest
5Darryl Bakola	76	1.1028th	54.119th	90%14th	3.426th	1.237th	0.2713th	0.0027th	0.9631st fewest
6Lewis Ferguson	75	1.0032nd	68.553rd	92%4th	3.0911th	0.5526th	0.1821st	0.0027th	0.5518th fewest
7Manu Koné	74	1.5113th	52.6411th	91%8th	2.6419th	1.324th	0.0034th	0.384th	0.5719th fewest
8Kian Fitz-Jim	71	1.4214th	43.0322nd	87%27th	2.0532nd	1.422nd	0.474th	0.1618th	0.4713th fewest
9Andy Diouf	69	2.333rd	38.1329th	90%10th	2.0731st	1.821st	0.399th	0.0027th	0.9130th fewest
10Lucas Da Cunha	69	1.6810th	64.225th	91%9th	1.4649th	0.6719th	0.2216th	0.0027th	0.223rd fewest

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Where all 50 sit

Every central midfielder in Serie A with 346 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 40 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's central midfielders then.

↑ Luis Milla51 last season in La Liga, 80 now

↑ Lewis Ferguson55 last season, 75 now

↓ Lucas Da Cunha84 last season, 69 now

↓ Luka Modrić93 last season, 80 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders in Serie A 2026/27 with at least 346 league minutes, ranked on key passes per 90, accurate passes per 90, pass completion, tackles and interceptions per 90, dribbles per 90, big chances created per 90, non-penalty goals per 90 and times dispossessed per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every central midfielder in the league with the same minutes. 11 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 346. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.

What each measure counts for, out of 100:

Key passes per 9020Accurate passes per 9015Pass completion15Tackles and interceptions per 9015Dribbles per 9010Big chances created per 9010Non-penalty goals per 9010Times dispossessed per 905

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