Venezia have reached the first international break with no points from five Serie A matches, a run that has left Giovanni Stroppa’s position under increasing pressure. Yet the early weeks have also carried the sense of a side receiving less than its performances have deserved.
That contrast is reflected in the individual returns. While the table offers no comfort after five defeats from five, several Venezia players have produced useful attacking contributions and steady ratings across the opening stretch of the campaign.
Quick facts
- Venezia have lost all five Serie A matches and remain on zero points.
- Antoine Hainaut leads the club’s early fantasy-rating standings with an average of 6.8.
- Hainaut has recorded one goal and one assist in five league appearances.
- Gianluca Busio has an average of 6.6 but is currently injured.
- Akor Adams and Yeboah have each scored once in Serie A.
Hainaut has been Venezia’s most consistent positive figure in the opening five rounds. His goal and assist have lifted his fantasy average close to seven, while his individual match ratings have included two sixes, a seven and a 9.5, with only one 5.5 marking his record.
Busio follows on 6.6, having avoided a below-par rating in every match he has played. He delivered assists against Frosinone and Fiorentina before injury interrupted his start to the season, removing one of Stroppa’s more reliable performers from the immediate picture.
Ridgeciano Haps completes the top three with a 6.0 average. He started three of Venezia’s first four Serie A fixtures and has provided a solid baseline during a difficult collective opening.
Akor Adams and Yeboah are level next on 5.9. Both have one league goal, though their overall averages have been affected by inconsistent displays. Yeboah, the Ecuadorian forward, also missed a penalty against Lazio.
The break therefore arrives with Venezia needing results more than encouraging individual numbers. Stroppa’s side have shown enough in patches to suggest that the season is not defined solely by the standings, but the next chapter must turn performances into points if the club are to ease the growing strain around the bench.
