Napoli’s Morgan De Sanctis continues to dominate the FTBL ranking of Italian goalkeepers. Napoli have won 3 straight games and De Sanctis’ FTBL score has soared to 77.16 points.

The score may appear insignificant by world standards, but De Sanctis is a whole 12 rating points ahead of his most immediate rival among Italians. In addition, he is the only Italian goalkeeper in the Top 23 of the Serie A; the other 2 goalkeepers and 6 defenders are all foreigners.

It is unlikely De Sanctis will face a serious challenge in the near future; he will have a combined plank of just 11 rating points to beat in his next 2 games. Only Juventus’ Gianluigi Buffon is in a position to mount any manner of challenge. He trails by a whopping 30 rating points and change, but his combined plank to beat in his next 5 games is a laughable 1 point. If only Juventus could return to their form of early on in the season…