Team of the Season

Serie A (Brazil), in a 4-3-3: the highest-rated player in each position this season, by average match rating. Neymar (Santos) leads on 7.63, and the eleven run down to 7.2. Flamengo supply 4 of the 11. Ratings come from player-performance data for every match played, so a place in the side is earned over a season rather than picked.

1. Neymar — Attacker, Santos, rated 7.63 over 12 appearances.
2. Samuel Lino — Midfielder, Flamengo, rated 7.36 over 27 appearances.
3. Matheus Pereira — Midfielder, Cruzeiro, rated 7.33 over 24 appearances.
4. Léo Vieira — Goalkeeper, Chapecoense, rated 7.3 over 7 appearances.
5. Léo Pereira — Defender, Flamengo, rated 7.25 over 22 appearances.
6. Lucas Paquetá — Midfielder, Flamengo, rated 7.25 over 19 appearances.
7. Léo Ortiz — Defender, Flamengo, rated 7.23 over 23 appearances.
8. K. Viveros — Attacker, Atletico Paranaense, rated 7.23 over 26 appearances.
9. David Duarte — Defender, Bahia, rated 7.22 over 19 appearances.
10. L. Esquivel — Defender, Atletico Paranaense, rated 7.22 over 18 appearances.
11. Túlio — Attacker, Chapecoense, rated 7.2 over 5 appearances.