SEO Title: Serie A Matchday 5 Fantasy Forward Guide: Malen, Lautaro and Kean Lead the Choices
SEO Description: A forward-by-forward fantasy guide for Serie A Matchday 5, from the leading options including Malen and Lautaro Martinez to players facing a more difficult weekend.
Serie A’s fifth round begins on Friday 18 September at 20:45, when Monza host Sassuolo, and reaches its conclusion on Sunday 20 September with Milan against Lecce. Across a weekend that will again test the depth of each squad, the attacking selections offer a clear divide between established reference points, players capable of delivering solid returns, and those whose place or likely influence remains less certain.
Serie A Matchday 5 forward selections
The leading group is built around forwards expected to carry the greatest responsibility for their sides: Malen, Lautaro Martinez, Pio Esposito, Douvikas, Gonçalo Ramos, Hojlund, Thuram, Dybala, Soulé and Diao.
Just below them sit a broad group of players who can reasonably be expected to provide positive performances and attacking contributions: Kean, Raimondo, Scamacca, Kvernadze, Davis, Varela, De Ketelaere, Simeone, Kolo Muani, Raspadori, Krstovic, Alajbegovic, Nico Gonzalez, Piccoli, Woltemade, Bonny, Pellegrino, Mendy and Berardi.
The next tier contains players who may still earn a satisfactory return and perhaps produce a surprise, even if they begin the weekend behind others in the pecking order. That category includes Pinamonti, Castro, Beto, Sebastiano Esposito, Bowie, Osmajic, Yeboah, Kevin Carlos, Njie, A. Adams, Isaksen, Lang, Lontani, Laurienté, Romero, Zeballos, Gueye and Rowe.
At the more cautious end of the selection are Lucca, Gnonto, Fatah, Cambiaghi, Fini, Colombo, Vitinha, Diallo, Mota, Robinson, A. Rrahmani, Elphege, Camarda, Frigan, Stulic, Touré, Bayo, Cutrone and Ghedjemis. These are the forwards most likely to encounter a difficult round, with some also at risk of not receiving a rating at all.
