Ivan Provedel was the best Italian player on matchday eight in Serie A according to the top three sports newspapers in Italy.

The Spezia goalkeeper dashed Atlanta’s hopes of a win with his brilliant performance in Cesena. His display merited an average score of 7.5 awarded by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport-Stadio and Tuttosport.

At the beginning of the match, the goalkeeper denied Zapata, who was then denied the post on the rebound. After the break, he first expertly saved a shot from Lammers, and then denied both Pasalic and Gosens. The end of the game saw him once again denying Pasalic, earning a huge point for Vincenzo Italiano’s side.