Javier Zanetti vs Carlos Alberto Torres
Argentina against Brazil. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Carlos Alberto Torres
Brazil · 1964–76 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Brazil
- #19 of 33
- Caps
- 53 · 8 goals
- Clubs
- Fluminense, Santos, New York Cosmos
With four minutes left at the Azteca on 21 June 1970, Pelé rolled the ball square into his path and he hit it first time, low past Enrico Albertosi, for the fourth in Brazil's 4-1 win over Italy. He was the captain who lifted the 1970 World Cup, and beyond it came 53 caps, five Paulista titles with Santos, three Carioca championships with Fluminense in 1964, 1975 and 1976, and four Soccer Bowls with the New York Cosmos. Career record: 53 caps and 8 goals for Brazil; club career at Fluminense, Santos, New York Cosmos.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 91.
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