Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Opta Sports' Serie A 2018/19 team of the season so far.
The Portugal international has scored 21 times for Juventus since joining from Real Madrid last summer, 19 of which have arrived in league matches.
Juventus are currently well on their way to retaining their Serie A title, leading second-placed Napoli by 13 points.
However, Ronaldo has not been included in the Best XI despite being Serie A top goalscorer.
Other surprise omissions include Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi and Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly.
Icardi's club captain Samir Handanovic has been selected as goalkeeper in the Serie A XI, which is based solely on Opta data.
The defensive four in a 4-4-2 formation includes Inter's Milan Skriniar, Lazio's Francesco Acerbi and Ronaldo's Juventus team-mates Alex Sandro and Joao Cancelo.
The midfield three consists of Juve's Miralem Pjanic and Napoli duo Allan and Fabian Luiz Pena.
The forward line comprises Alejandro Gomez of Atalanta on the left-wing and Roma's Stephan El Shaarawy on the right.
Meanwhile, AC Milan's Krzysztof Piatek who has scored 23 goals in all competitions has been preferred to Ronaldo.
pupbekmtu
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That’s why I like Italian media,they see white and call it white.Not like radio Massia in Spain wch always cover up CR7 shams making his fans thinking he is a wonderful player.Look at all his goals in serie A,He has 5 penalties,8 easy tapings and very few match winning goals.Piateck on the other hand has been sensational frm Playing in a middle team Genoa and still leading in goals to Ac Milan and still banging superb goals.Its a shame that the so called best player in the world can’t even be amongst the best in a farmers league.
KINGLMD10S
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it's controversial but all CR7 fans know that data shows that piatek is a better striker than him especially since moving to Milan. so they had no choice but put piatek in that position. I agree. Ronaldo is the highest penalty taker in Europe's top 5 leagues, leaving him with just 14 goals in the serie A without counting spot kicks. that's what literally makes piatek better than him at the moment.( not saying overall ). the best converters in Europe's top five leagues are mbappe and Messi, not because of the fact that they lead the charts but because without spot kicks, mbappe and Messi are tied at 22 goals each. outrageous mbappe is the only top scorer among others In Europe's top five leagues to lead the charts without taking a single penalty. sensational