The last Serie A games of October have been played, giving us the chance to assess the performance of the players over the month.

Here, their average rating is used to rank them over this six game period, culminating in the "Player of the Month" award. Last month's winner was Gigi Buffon.

The squad has faltered this month with losses to Palermo and Napoli. There have been some positives, though, a draw with Fiorentina added to wins over Siena and Sampdoria.

The squad suffered numerous injury blows throughout October with Del Piero, Sissoko, Marchisio and Iaquinta all missing games.

Coach Ferrara has had a strange month, his decisions either producing stunning results or backfiring spectacularly.

On to the rankings then, which are sure to cause debate. I hope you enjoy the show. Please, feel free to comment.

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