Key Soccerlytics Insights:
- Following half-a-season in the cold at Athletic Bilbao, and a subsequent free-transfer to Juventus, Fernando Llorente has emerged as one the major stars of Conte's team likely to win its third scudetto in a row
- So far this season, Llorente has contributed 10 goals and 4 assists in 1554 minutes in Serie A, in addition to 2 goals and an assist in the champions league
- El Rey Leon will be hoping his form will convince Vincente Del Bosque to include him in Spain's World Cup squad. His 6 ft 5 inch frame would offer La Roja a different striking option and his ability to score headed goals might provide Spain with a much needed alternative approach off the bench
- Llorente's recent headed goal against Chievo Verona was his 6th headed goal of the season, the highest among Europe's top 5 leagues. Conte's 3-5-2 system which highly leverages the width provided by Asamoah and Lichtsteiner strongly suits the Spaniard's style, and the results are there for all to see
- Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Javi Guerra (Real Valladolid), and Luca Toni (Hellas Verona) have each scored 5 headed goals so far this season
Goal Scorers charts from BSports (Updated through 2/24/2014):
