Gabriel Batistuta vs Javier Zanetti
Argentina against Argentina. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Gabriel Batistuta
Argentina · 1991–2002 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Argentina
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 78 · 56 goals
- Clubs
- ACF Fiorentina, AS Roma, Al-Arabi SC
Relegation to Serie B in 1993 was the moment other strikers would have left Fiorentina, and he stayed, scored them back up in one season and finished as the club's leading Serie A scorer with 151 goals. No one else has scored World Cup hat-tricks at two tournaments, 1994 and 1998, and he won the Copa América in 1991 and 1993, the Serie A title with Roma in 2001, and held Argentina's scoring record until Messi. Career record: 78 caps and 56 goals for Argentina; club career at ACF Fiorentina, AS Roma, Al-Arabi SC.
Javier Zanetti
Argentina · 1994–2011 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Argentina
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 145 · 5 goals
- Clubs
- Club Atlético Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, Club Atlético Banfield, Inter Milan
Inter gave him the armband in 2001 and he kept it until he retired at forty, by then on 858 appearances for the club and two red cards in a twenty-two-year career. He captained the Inter side that won the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia in 2010, and finished with five Serie A titles, the 1998 UEFA Cup and 145 caps for Argentina. Career record: 145 caps and 5 goals for Argentina; club career at Club Atlético Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, Club Atlético Banfield, Inter Milan.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 91.
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