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Despite the losses suffered in the defeat to Chievo, Fiorentina’s Alberto Gilardino still managed to claim the top spot in the FTBL ranking of Italian forwards. What are his chances of maintaining himself there?

Fiorentina and Inter Milan both advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with victories last night, with Alberto Gilardino (pictured) contributing a goal just as Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o. Both players are now almost tied in the FTBL ranking

Fiorentina’s Peru international Juan Manuel Vargas (pictured right) scored the only goal as the Italians yesterday narrowly defeated Olympique Lyon at home to all but qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League, further consolidating his lead

Fiorentina’s 1:0 win over Olympique Lyon at home allowed Italy international Alberto Gilardino to capture a spot in the FTBL World Top 23, our list of the world’s top 23 players, with a score of 176.64 points, but staying in the elite group would be wrenchingly

Fiorentina forward and Italy international Alberto Gilardino (pictured) took the No 1 spot in the FTBL ranking of Italian players after this week’s Champions League group stage games with a tally of 160.21 points.