Erwin Romero vs Marcelo Moreno Martins
Bolivia against Bolivia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Erwin Romero
Bolivia · 1973–2014 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Bolivia
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 49 · 5 goals
- Clubs
- Oriente Petrolero, Club Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz
Bolivians knew him first as Chichi and then simply as El Maestro, a midfielder who scored 134 goals in 348 domestic league matches after turning professional with Destroyers at fifteen in 1973. CONMEBOL named him Bolivia's greatest footballer of all time in 2014, and he won the Bolivian championship twice with Bolívar, in 1982 and 1983, alongside 49 appearances for Bolivia between 1977 and 1989. Career record: 49 caps and 5 goals for Bolivia; club career at Oriente Petrolero, Club Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz.
Marcelo Moreno Martins
Bolivia · 2008–22 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Bolivia
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 108 · 31 goals
- Clubs
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Changchun Yatai, Wuhan Yangtze River
Moreno Martins finished the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup as the continent's leading scorer with 10 goals, and Bolivia still finished outside the play-off places. He is Bolivia's record holder for both caps and goals, with 108 appearances and 31 goals, shared the 2008 Copa Libertadores scoring award with Salvador Cabañas, won the UEFA Cup with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2009 and the Ukrainian league in 2011, and took the Brazilian title with Cruzeiro in 2014. Career record: 108 caps and 31 goals for Bolivia; club career at FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Changchun Yatai, Wuhan Yangtze River.
The verdict
The almanac puts Marcelo Moreno Martins ahead by 1 rating point, 83 against 82.
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