MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale celebrates with Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale after scoring the team’s first goal during the Serie A TIM match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
The 12th edition of the annual Gran Gala del Calcio will take place on Monday evening, which will also bring the announcement of the AIC’s
Here is the full list of categories and the Team of the Year nominees.
Who could feature in Serie A team of the Year
11 players from a shortlist of 23 will be named in the AIC’s Serie A team of the year on Monday evening at a ceremony in Milan that begins at around 17.00 GMT.
The candidates are selected based off their form from the 2023-24 season, which means that there are some nominees who no longer play in Serie A, such as former Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori (now at Arsenal), and his former Rossoblu teammate Joshua Zirkzee (now at Manchester United).
Reigning Serie A champions Inter have more candidates than any other side in the division, and have representatives in every position, including goalkeeper Yann Sommer, defenders Alessandro Bastoni and Federico Dimarco, three central midfielders and two centre-forwards in Lautaro Marrtinez and Marcus Thuram.
Serie A team of the year nominees
Goalkeepers: Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus, Monza), Yann Sommer (Inter), Mike Maignan (Milan)
Defenders: Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta, Torino), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Bremer (Juventus), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli, Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal, Bologna), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Federico Dimarco (Inter)
Midfielders: Teun Koopmeieners (Juventus, Atalanta), Nicolo Barella (Inter), Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter), Adrien Rabiot (Marseille, Juventus), Paulo Dybala (Roma)
Forwards: Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Marcus Thuram (Inter), Rafael Leao (Milan), Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina, Genoa), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United, Bologna)