Rolando Mandragora

Key strength: Ball retention

Deep-lying playmaker

In the desperate throes of a Serie A relegation scrap, ACF Fiorentina have found an unlikely savior wearing the number six shirt. Rolando Mandragora, a 27-year-old Juventus academy graduate valued at €10 million, has defied every positional convention to become La Viola's most prolific attacking threat. While Fiorentina languish in 16th place after a turbulent DWDLD run, their deep-lying playmaker has delivered a staggering 7 goals and 2 assists across 36 appearances this season—production that would embarrass many centre-forwards. His recent assist against Como 1907 proved decisive in their survival bid. Operating as the metronome in midfield, Mandragora's exceptional ball retention and composure have anchored over 2,400 minutes of action, feeding strike partner Moise Kean while somehow finding the net himself with remarkable regularity. In a campaign where Fiorentina's front line has misfired catastrophically, Mandragora's emergence as their goal-scoring anchor proves that when survival hangs by a thread, salvation often comes from the most unexpected sources.