Top Contenders for the Serie A Golden Boot: March 2019

Modified Mar 04, 2019 14:34 GMT

#1 Fabio Quagliarella (Italy, UC Sampdoria)

Goals Scored - 19

They say big players sometimes need a push to reach exceptional levels and 36-year-old Fabio Quagliarella might just be the push that Cristiano Ronaldo needs at Serie A right now. The Italian has overtaken the Portuguese to be the No. 1 contender at the start of March and shows no signs of stopping any time soon.

Quagliarella failed to find the back of the net in the first 3 games of the month, and his team lost all 3 games. However, he redeemed himself in the last game of February against Cagliari Calcio, scoring the only goal of the game to earn his team a vital victory at home.

This weekend, the Italian scored a brace to secure 3 away points against SPAL. He now has 19 goals from 25 games and is averaging a goal every 113 minutes played. He has registered 74 shots on goal, 39 of which have been on target. Quagliarella will be hoping he can continue his fantastic effort till the end of the season as he continues to have eyes on the prize.

Join us again next month as we assess the latest developments in the race again.

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