Alessandro Nesta, Javier Zanetti, and Andrea Pirlo are the Serie A legends featured in FUT Birthday Team 2, which was recently released by EA Sports FC.
FUT Birthday Team 2 was released by EA Sports FC last weekend, and it includes three Serie A legends: Pirlo, Nesta and Zanetti. All these players can be bought in the market. Users can raise funds by playing any Ultimate Team mode or acquiring FC 24 coins in SkyCoach.
Let’s analyse the three Serie A legends included in the FUT Birthday Team 2 and whether their ratings reflect their real strength on the pitch.
Nesta, a former Lazio and Milan defender and 2006 Italy World Cup winner, is the cheapest among the Serie A legends in the FUT Birthday Team 2. Although Fabio Cannavaro won the 2006 Ballon d’Or after Italy’s victory in Germany and Marco Materazzi was a key player for the Azzurri in the tournament almost 20 years ago, Nesta remains one of the most brilliant centre-backs of his generation, and his stats partially mirror his greatness.
Nesta Fut Birthday Icon has an overall rating of 92. Although his physicality (87) and pace (81) are not excellent, his 95 defending will make him one of the best defenders in your FUT squad. His price is also quite appealing, as you can currently get Nesta for around 180,000 coins.
Inter legend Zanetti is also rated 92, but, like in real life, he can cover multiple roles on the pitch: right-back, left-back, right wing-back and even central midfielder. The ex-Inter captain, a 2010 Treble winner at the Stadio Meazza, is outstanding for pace (92), defending (90), passing and even dribbling (both 87), reflecting his best qualities on the pitch as a footballer. Physicality could have been higher as it stands at 83, but Zanetti’s stats make him one of the most complete cards in the game. His price is relatively high, around 490,000 coins, but he can fill gaps in defence and attack and be a real added value.
Pirlo is the most expensive of these three. The ex-Milan and Juventus Regista, one of the finest midfielders of all time, seems to have no weaknesses as a central midfielder in FUT 24.
His overall rating is 94. His pace of 87 is excellent, perhaps even more than what prime Pirlo showed in his career. Shooting 92 and passing 99 entirely reflect his footballer qualities. Dribbling is set at 95, and defending and physicality are 85 and 82, respectively. In other words, Pirlo Icon FUT Birthday is probably among the top 10 central midfielders released by EAFC 24, and this is reflected by his price, which is over 5,000,000.
In conclusion, Nesta is an excellent addition to your squad if you need a reliable centre-back without a high budget, while Zanetti and Pirlo will significantly enhance your squad but require a substantial investment.
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