Top Contenders for the Serie A Golden Boot - February 2019

#4 Krzysztof Piatek (Poland, AC Milan)

AC Milan v SSC Napoli - Coppa Italia

Goals Scored - 14

The Polish striker had generated a lot of interest in the first half of the season with his goal scoring antics. He was touted to be the next big thing in the Serie A and was expected to attract the attention of the European powerhouses soon. However, he had an indifferent start to life after the winter break and as such, has dropped two places to 4th position at the start of February. Yet, his antics in the first half of the season was enough to secure him a deal to AC Milan in the winter transfer window

He was suspended for the first game in the new year, a 0-2 defeat at home at the hands of AC Milan. He started from the bench in the following game - his first in the colours of AC Milan - against Napoli and came off for the last 18 minutes, but could not score a goal as the match ended 0-0.

However, in his first start for his new team last weekend, he gave them an early lead against Roma. Even though the game ended in a 1-1 draw, it was an important reminder of the qualities of the Polish Striker.

Piatek is averaging a goal every 127 minutes this season and has a goals-per-game average of 0.67. With 14 goals from 21 games, he is 4th among the top contenders for the Serie A Golden Boot.