Following the idiom, slow and steady José dos Santos Lourenço da Silva, also known as Éderson for those less accustomed to the Brazilian naming, has eventually won the race, imposing himself as a literal pivot of the black-and-blue midfield by all means: as his consistency indeed paid off and didn’t go unnoticed, the Atalanta fans rewarded his performances with the ItalianOptic Player of The Month award of April! Éderson’s first, nonetheless!

Despite not standing out for either goals scored or assists provided (only one, against Cremonese), the key factor behind Éderson seizing his first POTM lies in him showcasing, match in and match out, consistent and top-notch performances: relentless runs, countless retrievals, whole hosts of ground covered, not to mention a not trivial, yet often overshadowed, ball control. These are the insights behind Éderson’s well-deserved first Player of The Month award.

This time the apprentice has surpassed the master as Marten de Roon, for whom there aren’t enough adjectives, transferred the sceptre dropping to the second step of the podium. Duván Zapata closes the trio making his return to the POTM podium thanks to his goal (and what a goal we dare say) against Torino.

Parabéns to Éderson for his first Player of the Month award!