Top 10 Players With Most Assists in Serie A History

Most Assists in Serie A History: Serie A has been home to the greatest playmakers and creative footballers on earth for over 90 years. A select few have delivered assists week after week, season after season, building careers that go far beyond goals. These ten players created more chances, laid on more goals, and contributed more assists than any other player in the history of Italian football.

10. Miralem Pjanić

• Nationality: Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦
• Assists: 73
• Appearances: 281
• Ratio: 0.26
• Years Active: 2007–2020

Miralem Pjanić provided 73 Serie A assists in 281 appearances for AS Roma and Juventus with a ratio of 0.26 — the joint best on this entire list. He joined Roma from Lyon in 2011 and became one of the best midfielders in Serie A within two seasons. He then joined Juventus in 2016 and won four consecutive Serie A titles.

He was a deep-lying playmaker with exceptional passing range and set-piece delivery. He struck free-kicks with precision and delivered crosses that goalscorers converted with regularity. His 0.26 ratio is the joint highest of any player on this list — he created one assist every 3.8 games throughout his Serie A career. He left for FC Barcelona in 2020 and later moved to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

9. Lorenzo Insigne

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 74
• Appearances: 337
• Ratio: 0.22
• Years Active: 2012–2022

Lorenzo Insigne provided 74 Serie A assists in 337 appearances for SSC Napoli with a ratio of 0.22. He is the greatest player in Napoli’s modern era and spent his entire Serie A career at the club. He was the captain of Napoli for six seasons and the heartbeat of every attacking move they made. He combined goals and assists with equal brilliance throughout his time in Naples.

He won the Serie A title with Napoli in 2022-23 — but he had already left by then, joining Toronto FC in MLS in January 2022. His 74 assists for one club are the most by any Napoli player in Serie A history. He represented Italy 57 times. He was one of the most creative and entertaining players in Serie A for a decade.

8. Domenico Berardi

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 85
• Appearances: 325
• Ratio: 0.26
• Years Active: 2013–present

Domenico Berardi has provided 85 Serie A assists in 325 appearances for Sassuolo with a ratio of 0.26 — joint best on this list alongside Totti, Baggio and Pjanić. He is still active in Serie A in 2026 and his assist tally will continue to grow. He spent his entire career at Sassuolo — one of the most loyal one-club careers in modern Italian football.

He has been the best player at Sassuolo for over a decade and has resisted moves to bigger clubs on multiple occasions. His combination of goals and assists for a mid-table club is extraordinary. He has regularly delivered double figures in assists in a single season. His 85 assists are the most by any currently active Serie A player and place him firmly in the top tier of the competition’s all-time playmakers.

7. Antonio Cassano

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 99
• Appearances: 400
• Ratio: 0.25
• Years Active: 1999–2017

Antonio Cassano provided 99 Serie A assists in 400 appearances with a ratio of 0.25. He played for Bari, AS Roma, Real Madrid, Sampdoria, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Atalanta during a career as turbulent as it was brilliant. He fell one assist short of becoming just the seventh player in Serie A history to reach 100.

Off the pitch he was one of the most controversial and outspoken figures in Italian football. On it, he was a magician. His first touch was extraordinary and his ability to find teammates in tight spaces was unmatched. He retired three times. Despite his chaotic career path, 99 assists across 400 Serie A appearances is a remarkable total that cements his legacy as one of the most gifted playmakers Italy has ever produced.

6. Antonio Candreva

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 100
• Appearances: 494
• Ratio: 0.20
• Years Active: 2004–2023

Antonio Candreva provided exactly 100 Serie A assists in 494 appearances with a ratio of 0.20. He was one of the most reliable right-sided midfielders in Serie A for nearly two decades. He played for Cesena, Juventus, Livorno, Parma, Udinese, Lazio, Inter Milan, and Sampdoria across his long career.

He was Italy’s first-choice right winger for several years. He won the Coppa Italia with Lazio and Inter Milan. His 100 Serie A assists across 494 appearances over 19 seasons shows the extraordinary longevity of his career in Italian football. No player in Serie A history has made more appearances than Candreva while reaching the 100-assist milestone.

5. Andrea Pirlo

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 100
• Appearances: 493
• Ratio: 0.20
• Years Active: 1995–2017

Andrea Pirlo provided exactly 100 Serie A assists in 493 appearances with a ratio of 0.20. He won six Serie A titles — two with AC Milan and four with Juventus. He is one of the greatest midfielders in the history of football. He played as a deep-lying playmaker who controlled the tempo of every match with a combination of vision, technique, and composure that no other Italian midfielder has ever matched.

He won the FIFA World Cup with Italy in 2006. He won the Champions League twice with AC Milan. He was the best midfielder in Serie A for over a decade. His 100 assists came from passes that defenders had no answer for — long, diagonal switches, short precise flicks through tight spaces, and unstoppable free-kicks. He is one of the most elegant players ever to grace Serie A.

4. Gianni Rivera

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 105
• Appearances: 527
• Ratio: 0.20
• Years Active: 1959–1979

Gianni Rivera provided 105 Serie A assists in 527 appearances for AC Milan alone with a ratio of 0.20. He played his entire 20-year Serie A career at AC Milan and never left — one of the most loyal one-club careers in the history of the competition. He made 527 Serie A appearances — the most of any player on this list.

He won the European Cup twice with AC Milan in 1969 and 1970. He won the Ballon d’Or in 1969 — one of only two Italian players ever to win the award. He represented Italy 60 times. He scored the winning goal in the legendary 1970 World Cup semi-final against West Germany — the so-called Game of the Century. He is one of the greatest players Italy has ever produced.

3. Alessandro Del Piero

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 111
• Appearances: 478
• Ratio: 0.23
• Years Active: 1993–2012

Alessandro Del Piero provided 111 Serie A assists in 478 appearances for Juventus with a ratio of 0.23. He is the greatest player in Juventus history and one of the greatest Italians to ever play the game. He scored 207 Serie A goals and added 111 assists — a combined contribution of 318 goal involvements in 478 appearances. No Juventus player has been more valuable to the club in the Serie A era.

He won six Serie A titles with Juventus. He won the Champions League in 1996. He won the FIFA World Cup with Italy in 2006. He scored one of the most famous goals in Champions League history — his curling chip against Borussia Dortmund in the 1997 final. He stayed loyal to Juventus even when they were relegated to Serie B in 2006, leading them back to Serie A within two seasons.

2. Roberto Baggio

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 119
• Appearances: 452
• Ratio: 0.26
• Years Active: 1982–2004

Roberto Baggio provided 119 Serie A assists in 452 appearances with a ratio of 0.26. He won the Ballon d’Or in 1993. He is the greatest Italian footballer of his generation and one of the most beloved players in the history of the sport. His 119 assists across 452 appearances came across seven clubs — Vicenza, Fiorentina, Juventus, AC Milan, Bologna, Inter Milan, and Brescia.

He won the Serie A title with Juventus in 1995. He reached the FIFA World Cup final in 1994. His missed penalty in the shootout against Brazil — which eliminated Italy — is the most haunting moment in Italian football history. On the pitch, he was unplayable. His dribbling, his vision, his through-balls, and his free-kicks made him one of the greatest assisters the game has ever seen.

1. Francesco Totti

• Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
• Assists: 162
• Appearances: 619
• Ratio: 0.26
• Years Active: 1992–2017

Francesco Totti holds the all-time Serie A assist record with 162 — 43 more than second-placed Roberto Baggio. He provided all 162 assists for one club: AS Roma. He played his entire 25-year Serie A career at Roma and never left. He won the Serie A title with Roma in 2000-01. He scored 250 Serie A goals for Roma in addition to his 162 assists — a combined contribution of 412 goal involvements in 619 appearances.

He represented Italy 58 times and won the FIFA World Cup in 2006. He is the greatest Roma player of all time and one of the greatest players Italy has ever produced. His ability to drop into pockets of space, hold the ball up, and release teammates with perfectly weighted passes made him the most complete playmaker Serie A has ever seen. He retired in 2017 at the age of 40, still playing for Roma. His assist record may never be broken.