Recommended defenders for fantasy football: the division into bands for matchday 5

Serie A's fifth matchday kicks off on Saturday, September 27, with Como vs. Cremonese, scheduled for 3:00 PM. After dividing the midfielders and attackers into bands, here's the list of defenders to field —or not to field—in fantasy football this round. Band one is for the top players you should always include; band two includes players you can expect to receive good grades and, if necessary, bonuses. Band three includes those who could earn a passing grade and perhaps provide some surprises, despite starting lower in the standings. Finally, band four includes those who might struggle the most in this round, so it's best to avoid them.

Dimarco, Bremer, Dumfries, Bastoni, Di Lorenzo, Spinazzola, Bellanova, Beukema, Carlos Augusto, Wesley.

Zortea, Gosens, Acerbi, Estupinan, Kelly, Mancini, Dodo, Cambiaso, Ndicka, Akanji, Tomori, Solet, Kristensen, Gatti, Marusic, Kalulu, Baschirotto, Luperto, Mina, Angelino.

Romagnoli, Hermoso, Vojvoda, Kempf, Ranieri, Gila, Lazaro, Vasquez, Pongracic, Bisseck, Pezzella, Olivera, Djimsiti, Delprato, Comuzzo, Joao Mario, Lucumì, Kossounou, Maripan, Gabbia (De Winter, Valeri, Palestra, Angori)

Nuno Tavares, Valentini, Lusuardi, Albiol, Caracciolo, Idzes, Coulibaly, Denoon, Ndiaye, Canestrelli, Vitik, Muharemovic, Gaspar, Doig, Walukiewicz, Nunez, Ebosse, Nelsson.