Juventus and Andrea Pirlo were the big winners in the Gran Gala del Calcio, but Napoli boycotted the ceremony.
The votes for the best players of 2014 were provided by the AIC - the Italian Players' Association.
Scudetto
winners Juve were voted Team of the Year, while Gigi Buffon, Kwadwo
Asamoah, Andrea Barzagli, Paul Pogba, Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Carlos
Tevez joined the Best XI. Pirlo was singled out as Player of the Year
thanks to his performances for the Bianconeri.
Gonzalo
Higuain was voted best centre-forward, but Napoli President Aurelio De
Laurentiis refused to let his players attend the ceremony.
Ciro
Immobile won the award as best right-sided striker and Capocannoniere
due to his time at Torino, though he joined Borussia Dortmund over the
summer.
Matteo
Darmian of Torino was best right-back, while ex-Roma defender Mehdi
Benatia beat Giorgio Chiellini and Davide Astori to the best centre-back
trophy.
Antonio Conte received the award as Coach of the Year ahead of Rudi Garcia at Roma and Fiorentina's Vincenzo Montella.
AIC Best XI: Buffon; Darmian, Barzagli, Benatia, Asamoah; Pogba, Pirlo, Vidal; Immobile, Higuain, Tevez.
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