Napoli and Italy talent Vergara is ‘Rising Star Of The Month’ in Serie A | OneFootball

Serie A has named Napoli talent Antonio Vergara as the Rising Star Of The Month for February 2026.

Napoli’s Vergara was the best U23 player in Serie A last month, Lega Serie A said in a statement on Wednesday.

Vergara is Serie A’s Rising Star Of The Month – official statement

NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 28: Antonio Vergara of SSC Napoli celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between SSC Napoli and Chelsea FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 28, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

“The Rising Star Of The Month award for February has been assigned to Napoli player Antonio Vergara. The trophy will be presented during the pre-match of Napoli vs Torino, scheduled for Friday, 6 March 2026 at 8.45 p.m. at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples,” the statement read.

“The winner of the trophy, reserved for Under-23 players (born starting from 1 January 2003), has been selected taking into account the advanced analysis of Kama Sport, created from the tracking data recorded with the Hawk-Eye system. The rating system considers not only statistical data and technical events, but also positional data. This makes it possible to analyse crucial aspects such as movement without the ball and thus optimal movements, game choices, and the contribution to the technical and physical efficiency of the team, which allow for an objective and qualitative evaluation of the performance.

“For the final calculation were considered the matchdays from 23 to 26 of Serie A 2025/2026.”

Another Napoli player, McTominay, won an award for February as he scored the best goal in Serie A last month.

Vergara has yet to make his Italy debut, but according to several reports, he could be called up for the first time later this month, when the Azzurri play in the World Cup play-off.