Round 4 is the live deadline for Sofascore Fantasy Serie A right now, and there’s a significant team news story to factor in before locking anything in: Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli has undergone surgery on a meniscus injury and is not expected back until January, so despite a strong start to the season he does not feature below.

On the fixture side, Serie A’s difficulty ratings currently stretch five rounds beyond this one, and Inter have by some distance the kindest run of the lot. Behind them sits a four-way group at Juventus, AC Milan, Atalanta and — perhaps surprisingly — newly promoted Como, all with fixtures that look considerably easier than average over the coming month and a half.

Here is our full 15-man squad for Round 4 — 2 goalkeepers, 5 defenders, 5 midfielders and 3 forwards — assembled for €95.9M, comfortably inside the €100M budget cap, and without a single player parked purely to gather dust on the bench.

Best fixture runs, Rounds 4-8

Club	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8
Inter	vs Udinese (H)	at AS Roma	vs Parma (H)	at Bologna	vs Fiorentina (H)
Juventus	at Sassuolo	vs Atalanta (H)	at Cagliari	vs Lazio (H)	at Lecce
AC Milan	at Lazio	vs Lecce (H)	at Sassuolo	vs Atalanta (H)	at Udinese
Atalanta	vs Cagliari (H)	at Juventus	vs Venezia (H)	at AC Milan	vs Frosinone (H)
Como	vs Parma (H)	at Frosinone	vs AS Roma (H)	at Fiorentina	vs Sassuolo (H)

Inter’s run stands out clearly — a home date with Udinese this week, then a trip to Roma before three more fixtures that all look manageable on paper. Juventus, Milan, Atalanta and Como are not far behind, which is exactly why all five feature below.

GOALKEEPERS

Marco Carnesecchi — ATALANTA vs CAGLIARI

€6.1M, owned by 20%. The form goalkeeper in the entire division right now, Carnesecchi plays behind an Atalanta side with a genuinely favourable run of fixtures over the coming weeks.

Filip Stanković — VENEZIA

€4.5M, owned by 2.5%. Rather than a backup who never plays, Stanković remains Venezia’s undisputed No.1 as they fight to establish themselves back in the top flight — a newly promoted side tends to face a heavy volume of shots, exactly the sort of workload that gives a budget goalkeeper a real chance of save points even without a clean sheet.

DEFENDERS

Gleison Bremer — JUVENTUS at SASSUOLO

€6.9M, owned by 27.1%. The form defender in Serie A by a distance, Bremer continues to deliver behind a Juventus side with one of the division’s kinder fixture runs.

Manuel Akanji — INTER vs UDINESE

€7.1M, owned by 12.7%. Akanji has settled into Inter’s back line impressively and gets a home date with Udinese backed by the best fixture run in the league.

Mario Gila — AC MILAN at LAZIO

€7.1M, owned by 6.6%. Gila shook off a minor knock in time for this round and continues to be one of the form defenders in Serie A at a club with a favourable schedule ahead.

Gabriele Bracaglia — FROSINONE

€4.4M, owned by 4.6%. One of the form defenders in the entire division regardless of price, Bracaglia remains a genuine starting centre-back for Frosinone rather than a name picked purely for the price tag.

Ricardo Mangas — MONZA

€4.1M, owned by 1.7%. A recognised first-choice full-back rather than a bench option, Mangas continues to pick up defensive-contribution points on the back of heavy defensive workload most weeks.

MIDFIELDERS

Nico Paz — COMO vs PARMA

€8.7M, owned by 49%. Comfortably the most-owned midfielder in the game, Paz is the creative heartbeat of a Como side that continues to punch above its weight, with a favourable home date against Parma this week.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu — INTER vs UDINESE

€8.8M, owned by 23.6%. Inter’s chief creator from midfield continues to be one of the form players in the division, backed by the best fixture run in Serie A.

Nicolò Barella — INTER vs UDINESE

€7.5M, owned by 9.2%. A second route into the same Inter midfield, Barella has found good form of late and offers a reliable source of returns from open play.

Martin Baturina — COMO vs PARMA

€7.1M, owned by 12.5%. Baturina has been one of the form midfielders in the whole division since his move to Como, and the fixtures continue to fall kindly for the newly promoted side.

Francisco Conceição — JUVENTUS at SASSUOLO

€7.2M, owned by 12.1%. With Locatelli now sidelined, Conceição takes on an even bigger share of Juventus’ creative responsibility, arriving with useful form already on his side.

FORWARDS

Assane Diao — COMO vs PARMA

€5.3M, owned by 3.2%. The form forward in the entire division at a bargain price, Diao has been directly involved in goals for fun since establishing himself at Como, with a kind fixture at home to Parma this week.

Pio Esposito — INTER vs UDINESE

€6.3M, owned by 10.4%. A cheaper route into Inter’s attack, Esposito has been in excellent recent form and plays behind the best fixture run in the division.

Antonio Raimondo — FROSINONE

€4.8M, owned by 1.4%. The final piece of the puzzle at a bargain price, Raimondo continues to be one of the form forwards in Serie A regardless of his price tag.

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Combined value of this 15-man squad: €95.9M, comfortably inside the €100M budget cap. Fancy building your own team for Round 4? Head over to Sofascore Fantasy and get your squad in before the deadline.