Performance Zone: Santos and Giuliano rise
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Braga's Pedro Santos and Zenit's Giuliano may be among the players to watch in Thursday's matchday one games after breaking into the FedEx Performance Zone's top three.
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Sassuolo's Domenico Berardi leads the way in the FedEx Performance Zone tracking the form of all of the UEFA Eurpa League's players, but he has some stiff competition as UEFA.com tracks the big movers on the leaderboard after the weekend's game.
2nd: Pedro Santos (Braga)
The Braga wide man shot up 16 places to move into second with his weekend display against Boavista. He contributed a goal and an assist, and was a constant threat out wide with 11 crosses and four chances created for team-mates.
3rd: Giuliano (Zenit)
The Brazilian shot up 26 places as he starred in Zenit's 5-0 demolition of Arsenal Tula on Sunday. He chipped in with a goal and an assist, and created three more chances, while 23 of his 51 successful passes came in the final third.
10th: Mohamed Salah (Roma)
The Egypt forward scored his second league goal of the season on Sunday in Roma's 3-2 win against Sampdoria. He had four attempts at goal, created six chances for his team-mates, and provided eight crosses.
11th: Edin Džeko (Roma)
The tall Bosnia and Herzegovina striker has made a strong start to the season and was influential in Roma's Serie A win along with Salah. He scored one goal and earned a penalty for his team as he created all kinds of problems for Sampdoria's back line.
The FedEx Performance Ranking uses player stats from games in every club's domestic league and it updates after these matches are played as well as the UEFA Europa League.