#2. SSC Napoli (Italy)
Few teams are operating at the level that Maurizio Sarri’s Gli Azzurri are currently operating and all credit is due to the very wily tactician.
Keeping possession while circulating the ball in a quick and precise manner has become the hallmark of this Napoli team with the forwards attacking at break neck speed and always pushing the opposition onto the backfoot.
This becomes even more remarkable given the lack of significant investment in the summer’s transfer window with young winger Andre Ounas (Bordeaux) the only purchase.
A lot of teams especially the big ones would suffer if their top striker with an extended injury lay-off but Napoli have coped magnificently with the loss of Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik.
The front three of Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and José Callejón with captain Marek Hamsik in the playmaking role have been ripping sides apart and their goals have led the team to the top of Serie A with the team scoring 31 in 9 Serie A & 3 UCL games played so far.