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Right and left midfielders: Douglas Costa (Juventus), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
Costa’s ascendency knows no bounds. With each new team, he seems to up his game by a notch and with Juventus, he’s reached new heights. The Brazilian played a decisive role in retaining the Scudetto, especially in the home stretch of the campaign.
Despite starting only 17 of the 29 games he played, Costa managed to create 48 chances - bettered only by Miralem Pjanic in the team. That includes 12 assists, whilst scoring another four himself.
His lightning pace saw him break into 99 dribbles this season, the second-best figure in the division.
Now you know why he said moving to Juventus was the “best decision” his life.
Marginally behind him in the assists tally is Napoli’s Insigne with 11, though his productivity in the final third plummeted to single figures again this term (eight goals). But it doesn’t take the sheen of his stellar campaign.
As a matter of fact, he’s the most creative player in Europe’s top five leagues behind only Dimitri Payet and Kevin De Bruyne with 93 chances created! He was one of the driving factors behind Napoli’s strong title push and was also a recipient of seven man-of-the-match awards, joint highest in the team with Dries Mertens.
