Penalty takers are a veritable gold mine for Fantacalcio enthusiasts. The real fanta veterans know that there’s no easier way to add points to your tally than to pick players responsible for taking spot-kicks for their teams. With 75% of all penalty kicks converted, consider these the easiest points you’ll make on your way to winning your league in Fantalcalcio.
Serie A penalty takers during 2020/21 campaign
During the 2020/2021 Serie A season, these are the players, most often, responsible for taking their teams’ penalty kicks:
ATALANTA: MURIEL, ZAPATA, MALINOVSKYI
BENEVENTO: LAPADULA, VIOLA, CAPRARI
BOLOGNA: ORSOLINI, BARROW, SANSONE
CAGLIARI: JOAO PEDRO, SIMEONE, PAVOLETTI
CROTONE: SIMY, BENALI, RIVIERE
FIORENTINA: PULGAR, VLAHOVIC, AMRABAT
GENOA: CRISCITO, PANDEV, SHOMURODOV
INTER: LUKAKU, MARTINEZ, SANCHEZ
JUVENTUS: RONALDO, DYBALA, MORATA
LAZIO: IMMOBILE, LUIS ALBERTO, CORREA
MILAN: IBRAHIMOVIC, KESSIE, CALHANOGLU
NAPOLI: INSIGNE, MERTENS, POLITANO
PARMA: KUCKA, INGLESE, CORNELIUS
ROME: VERETOUT, PELLEGRINI, DZEKO
SAMPDORIA: QUAGLIARELLA, RAMIREZ, GABBIADINI
SASSUOLO: BERARDI, CAPUTO, DEFREL
SPEZIA: RICCI, GALABINOV, NZOLA
TORINO: BELOTTI, ANSALDI, ZAZA
UDINESE: DE PAUL, LASAGNA, OKAKA
VERONA: DI CARMINE, KALINIC, VELOSO
Penalty Stats OCT – YTD 2020
Knowing your opposition is the best way to prepare for Fantacalcio. Just as football has its penalty specialists, it also contains goalkeepers used to saving spot-kicks. Throughout the current year, these were the most successful keepers at saving penalties.
Goal Keepers who saved penalties
| Name | Club | Role (ITA) | Role (ENG) | Penalties Saved |
| SPORTIELLO | Atalanta | P | GK | 1 |
| MIRANTE | Roma | P | GK | 1 |
| HANDANOVIC | Inter | P | GK | 1 |
| DONNARUMMA | Milan | P | GK | 1 |
| GOLLINI | Atalanta | P | GK | 1 |
| DRAGOWSKI | Fiorentina | P | GK | 1 |
| PROVEDEL | Spezia | P | GK | 1 |
It is also essential to keep in mind the Fantacalcio rules. Fantasy football tends to reward the least likely scenarios. This is why selecting a defender that can score goals is always going to be more advantageous thank picking a striker. Here are the players who have scored goals from the penalty spot, based on their position.
Best Defenders by penalties scored
| Name | Club | Role (ITA) | Role (ENG) | Penalties Scored |
| ANSALDI | Torino | D | DEF | 1 |
| CRISCITO | Genoa | D | DEF | 1 |
| GOLEMIC | Crotone | D | DEF | 1 |
Best Midfielders by penalties scored
| Name | Club | Role (ITA) | Role (ENG) | Penalties Scored |
| VERETOUT | Roma | C | MF | 4 |
| KESSIE’ | Milan | C | MF | 3 |
| MIGUELVELOSO | Verona | C | MF | 2 |
| KUCKA | Parma | C | MF | 1 |
| ZACCAGNI | Verona | C | MF | 1 |
| LOCATELLI | Sassuolo | C | MF | 1 |
| DE PAUL | Udinese | C | MF | 1 |
| CALHANOGLU | Milan | C | MF | 1 |
Best Forwards by penalties scored
| Name | Club | Role (ITA) | Role (ENG) | Penalties Scored |
| RONALDO | Juventus | A | FWD | 4 |
| IMMOBILE | Lazio | A | FWD | 3 |
| SIMY | Crotone | A | FWD | 3 |
| LUKAKU | Inter | A | FWD | 3 |
| IBRAHIMOVIC | Milan | A | FWD | 2 |
| BELOTTI | Torino | A | FWD | 2 |
| BERARDI | Sassuolo | A | FWD | 2 |
| JOAO PEDRO | Cagliari | A | FWD | 2 |
| VLAHOVIC | Fiorentina | A | FWD | 2 |
| QUAGLIARELLA | Sampdoria | A | FWD | 1 |
| INSIGNE | Napoli | A | FWD | 1 |
| MURIEL | Atalanta | A | FWD | 1 |
| ZAPATA D. | Atalanta | A | FWD | 1 |
| SAU | Benevento | A | FWD | 1 |
| CAPUTO | Sassuolo | A | FWD | 1 |
| NZOLA | Spezia | A | FWD | 1 |
Best Penalty Takers by position 2020/21 Line-Up
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