A Captivating Capocannoniere

Despite another title race with La Vecchia Signora coasting to the title, this season's Serie A has provided excitement on more than just one front, with Napoli, Roma, Milan, Inter and Lazio all looking to claim European football next season. Above all, we see a Capocannoniere, or golden boot, that sees strikers from all corners of Italy compete for the trophy, a competition that is providing excitement lacked in the past few years. No less than 5 different players have a chance of claiming top scorer of the league. This should lead us to the central question: who is the best striker in Italy?

Andrea Belotti – 22 goals, 3 assists

The current front runner for the Capocannoniere is none other than Andrea Belotti. The Torino man has been in spectacular form this season and is leading the pack with 22 goals so far. He is a true fox in the box, netting all types of goals, whether it is with his left foot, right foot, or head to find the target. Playing for a mid table side that sits 10th, he has had the least amount of shots of the five players mentioned with 82, and a shot accuracy of 54%. This underlines and reiterates the hype that he has gotten, as he is one of the deadliest strikers in not only Italy but in all of Europe. The former Palermo man has risen to prominence this season, and his eye for goal has resulted in reports of a move to the Premier League. With Arsenal and Manchester United reportedly eyeing up the Italian, the hype prompted Torino president Urban Cairo to give Belotti a new contract with a reported €100M release clause. Ciro Immobile was the last player to be as prolific in one season for the Granata, with 22 goals in 33 games enough to win him the Capocannoniere award back in 2014, but he was sold the next season to Borussia Dortmund, in a highly unsuccessful spell in the Bundesliga. Nonetheless, despite being younger than Immobile was at the time, Belotti has already matched Immobile's tally, and the Granata faithful will be hoping he can reach the world class heights Immobile has failed to achieve.

Mauro Icardi – 20 goals, 8 assists