The rest will have to pass the tests.

Dusan Vlahovic – “dark horse”

The Serbian’s adaptation to the “old lady” took a long time: he moved to Juventus from Fiorentina as one of the top scorers in Serie A, and the rest of the 21/22 season was canceled as an integration into the new team. The following season did not improve: Dusan missed a lot due to injuries and in 27 league games he scored only 10 goals.

In the summer there was talk that Vlahovic could be sold to Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku. It was not possible to agree on the details: the people of Turin asked to pay extra. For now we can say that it’s better this way. In the new season, Juventus is led by the Allegri-Magnanelli coaching combination – the latter arrived in the summer, with him the Bianconeri finally switched to the “3-5-2” scheme. And a Chiesa-Vlahovich ligament was formed on the tip. Federico had previously varied the positions of center forward and winger, so he rarely crossed paths with Dusan. But now between them they have scored 8 of the Turin team’s 12 goals.

It is difficult to say whether the Serbian talent has finally adapted to Allegri’s needs and whether he will continue to show such performance – but in Fiorentina itself he has already scored more than 20 goals, so now the benchmark for him is the same.

Osimhen is hampered by scandal

To the question “Will Victor repeat last year’s result?” too many “buts”. The game of the Neapolitans themselves leaves many more questions. Under Rudi Garcia, the Nigerian striker has acquired even more influence: thanks to his size, he is very good at fighting in the background, which is extremely important for the new coach of the champions. But the structure of Napoli became simpler and stopped revealing the strengths of other leaders – and for Khvicha it became much more difficult in the team (they stopped creating space for him).

The conflict between the player and the club is multi-layered. The press service published a video on TikTok dedicated to Victor’s missed penalty. The prank didn’t go down well and the Nigerian’s agent threatened legal action. The footballer expects an apology from the team that manages the Neapolitans’ social networks: the SMM coach has already apologized to him.

The tension spreads to the whole team: before the match against Udinese, Osimhen did not greet his teammates when he arrived at the hotel. All this is accompanied by 4 consecutive games without goals. But the attacker has 4 goals, then everything will depend on the outcome of the scandal and the player’s reaction.

Lautaro Martinez has the best conditions

It all comes together here. Lautaro himself is in great shape and extremely stable. In the previous two championships, the Argentine striker scored 21 goals each, and in the last 4 seasons he regularly scores more than 20 goals.

Furthermore, Inter are back fighting for the title, although after the loss of Onana and Lukaku it would be difficult to believe it. The Nerazzurri performed well on the market and closed weak positions, and they did so by spending only 64 million euros. Less than Atalanta, Juventus, Napoli and Milan.

Before that, the Argentine played together with Romelu Lukaku – and was good, so with the departure of the Belgian Martinez himself may lose his touch. But the Nerazzurri have also been successful in this area: they signed Marcus Thuram as a free agent. The attackers quickly found a mutual understanding – and after 6 rounds Lautaro has already scored 5 goals and is leading the list of Serie A scorers.

Previously the Argentine, equipped with excellent statistics, had remained in the shadow of Ciro Immobile, Dusan Vlahovic and Victor Osimhen. This time there are too many conditions for Martinez to become the best.

Sassuolo’s scorers set the stage for a sensation

Martinez, Chiesa, Vlahovic and Giroud are the top scorers and you won’t be surprised to get into the top 5. But there are always unexpected candidates. Before this, they shot Mbala Nzola, Bulaye Dia, Ademola Lookman, Giovanni Simeone, Tammy Abraham. No one so far has lasted more than one season (Lukman is an exception, his performance came during the previous championship).

Now, after 6 rounds, two Sassuolo players are in the top five: Andrea Pinamonti and Domenico Berardi (managed to score against Inter). Both scored four goals. At the same time, Domenico has already scored more than 10 goals in four consecutive seasons, so his statistics are not so surprising – but Andrea’s rise is truly spontaneous (before there was only the 21/22 championship with 13 goals for Empoli).

Performance is lacking in Serie A

Italy has the best strikers. Romelu Lukaku runs for Roma, Lautaro Martinez rocks for Inter, Juventus have formed an excellent Chiesa-Vlahovic pairing and Osimhen, in his best form, is unstoppable. But then, in the last 5 seasons, the only ones to have reached 30 goals are Cristiano Ronaldo and Ciro Immobile. The first one was already over 30 years old at the time.

And it is unlikely that anyone will come close to these levels in the coming years: Lautaro maintains around 20-21 goals, while the others have even weaker indicators. And Ron is no longer in the league and the forward department is full of second and third tier stars. Thuram himself is more of a switchboard player, but not an elite striker, and Lukaku and Giroud are older performers, although they feel confident in Serie A compared to the faster ones nuclear submarine. Dybala remains a virtuoso of Mourinho’s system, but not a goalscorer.

On the other hand, the essence of the Italian championship does not lie in the elite finalists. The same situation was 10 years ago. Therefore, whoever shoots this time simply will not have serious competition among the top scorers.