Early contenders for the top Scorer in Serie A

Serie A is one of the biggest top-flight divisions in the world, and the competition attracts some of the best players worldwide.

Juventus remains the biggest club there, but the Old Lady is not the only favourite to win the league this season.

Several top clubs compete in that league, including Inter Milan and AC Milan and this term will be another amazing one.

Antonio Conte has returned to the bench with a job at Napoli, which makes perfect sense, considering the talents that the former Italian champions have at their disposal.

They won the league in 2023 thanks to Victor Osimhen, the leading scorer in the Italian top flight.

However, the Nigerian has left the competition after securing a loan to move to Galatasaray during this transfer window.

Napoli replaced him with Romelu Lukaku, who helped Inter Milan win the Serie A title in 2021 under Conte.

The Belgian is one of the world’s best strikers and has already opened his account on his debut for Napoli.

It is a sign of good things to come, but he will have more than enough competition for the Golden Boot at the end of the season.

Lautaro Martinez won the last one, and the Argentinian remains one of the most lethal frontmen in the league.

His teammate Marcus Thuram is one of the reasons fans buy Serie A tickets, so the Frenchman is a player we must consider when considering players who could be top scorers.

Atalanta lost Gianluca Scamacca to a long-term injury, and they quickly replace him with Mateo Retegui who has been in fantastic form at this start of the season.

The striker’s goals are a reason we must seriously consider the Goddess one of the dark horses in the Serie A title race.

AC Milan added Alvaro Morata to their squad this summer, and his presence on the team makes him one of the top candidates to win the Golden Boot in Serie A.

In previous spells at Juventus, the striker was in fine form and has been his most prolific when he plays in Serie A, so AC Milan supporters will be delighted he has joined them.

In this article, we have covered the players we believe have the best chance of winning the Serie A Golden Boot this term.

Marcus Thuram, Inter Milan

Lautaro Martinez gets the most praise for being the best striker and perhaps the most important player at Inter Milan.

Victor Osimhen's departure makes him the outright top earner in the Italian top flight, and he deserves all the money he is earning.

However, Thuram looks set to beat him to the league’s top scorer award this season, having made a brilliant start.

In his first season at Inter Milan last term, Thuram scored 13 league goals, helping them win the league.

Inter Milan tickets will keep selling fast because the Frenchman is promising them a superb season as he has already scored four goals in just three league games.

The striker is reaching a new level this term, and he could become the surprise winner of the Serie A Golden Boot.

Mateo Retegui, Atalanta

When Scamacca was injured, we all knew that Atalanta had to invest in a new frontman, and it was supposed to be hard to find another Serie A striker who could score goals for them.

However, Gian Piero Gasperini has proven to be a manager with a good eye for talent. When he signed Retegui from Genoa, most people knew the striker would eventually do well.

Retegui was on the radar of the country's top clubs, but La Dea won the race for his signature, and he is already proving to be a bargain.

He scored 11 goals in the league for Genoa last season, which was his first year in Europe, but he has already scored thrice in three games for Atalanta this term.

His form sells more Atalanta tickets, and the Goddess supporters are sure he will score many more goals.

They play a superb attacking style, and the Italian striker will have more than enough chances created for him to score.

Dusan Vlahovic, Juventus

Vlahovic arrived at Juventus at the start of 2022 as one of the best strikers in the world, with Arsenal offering him even more money.

The Serbian has since become the key man at the Allianz Stadium, but he has yet to reach the levels he did at Fiorentina.

He could easily have won the Golden Boot in his last season in Florence, but spending the last two-and-half years under Max Allegri has affected him.

Thiago Motta is their new manager and has kept the striker in his plans despite offloading most of their most senior players.

Last term was Vlahovic’s best in a Juventus shirt, as he scored 16 league goals, but the Serbian has the ability to do much better.

If he can score that many goals for Juve under Allegri, Juventus ticket holders believe he can do even better under Motta.

The former midfielder is developing a new and exciting style of play at Juve, and his team has already shown that it is a far more offensive side than it has been in a long time.

This is helping DV9 get into better positions to score, and he has already scored two goals in three league games this season.

Marco Brescianini, Atalanta 

Brescianini is one of the finest players who competed for Frosinone last season. His form in Serie A earned him a move to Atalanta this summer.

The midfielder has joined a team that creates many chances and allows its players even more freedom to score.

He is settling in well as Teun Koopmeiners's replacement, even though La Dea signed Lazar Samardzic for that role.

The midfielder has begun life at Atalanta in fantastic fashion and has scored twice in three games already, so he is a player to have in mind when discussing potential top scorers.

Romelu Lukaku, Napoli

Napoli chose Lukaku to replace Victor Osimhen after failing to convince the Nigerian to stay and work with Antonio Conte.

Lukaku is an ideal replacement for Osimhen and his previous work with Antonio Conte means he is set for success in the Italian top flight.

Both parties worked at Inter Milan in the 2020/2021 season, during which Lukaku scored 24 league goals and provided 9 assists, helping Inter collect Juventus’ crown.

The Belgian was also in the Inter Milan team that reached the final of the Champions League in 2023 and has pedigree at the highest stage.

Napoli tickets will sell more this term because he is on their team and is one of the world’s biggest players.

Alvaro Morata, AC Milan

Morata has been one of the most underrated strikers for much of his career. He even complained about a lack of respect when he played at Atletico Madrid before he left to join AC Milan this summer.

The Spaniard has had spells at Juventus before now and spent a combined four seasons with the Old Lady in two spells.

He enjoyed his time in Serie A and was even tipped to move to the Turin club again before Milan pounced to sign him.

With a new manager, AC Milan ticket buyers expect their team to play well this season, and Morata will be key to their success this term.

The striker has already scored a goal in his only game for the club and did not even start the match.

The Spaniard will score many goals in Milan because of his manager’s style and the many supporting attackers he has at the club now.

Conclusion

The Italian top flight is home to some of the best strikers in Europe, and this season will be interesting for those who follow these names.