Alessandro Bastoni is the best defender of the 2023/24 Serie A season

Alessandro Bastoni has been named as the best defender of the 2023/24 Serie A season by Lega Serie A, with the Italian having finished ahead of Bologna's Riccardo Calafiori and Juventus' Gleison Bremer to win the award.

It's been a remarkable season for Bastoni, whose style of play is revolutionising the role of the defender as part of a three-man backline. Attentive and focused, the No.95 has increasingly become an additional weapon in attack for the Nerazzurri. Bastoni, who returned to the scoresheet for the first time in over two years when he found the net against Roma in February, has several assists to his name, including three in three consecutive matches between March and April. In March, he was named as the Player of the Month by Lega Serie A.

Now, Alessandro, who has just won his second Scudetto in Nerazzurri colours at the age of 25, has won the defender of the season award. This is a prestigious achievement and testifies to Bastoni's impressive growth.