Arturo Vidal vs Francisco Valdés
Chile against Chile. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Arturo Vidal
Chile · 2015–22 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Chile
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 147 · 34 goals
- Clubs
- Club Universidad de Chile, Juventus, FC Bayern Munich
In the Santiago shootout that settled the 2015 Copa América, he took Chile's second penalty and beat Sergio Romero, who got a hand to the ball and could not keep it out. That was the first of back-to-back Copa América titles in 2015 and 2016, and his club record runs to four Serie A titles at Juventus, three Bundesligas at Bayern, La Liga with Barcelona, another Scudetto at Inter and the 2022 Copa Libertadores with Flamengo. Career record: 147 caps and 34 goals for Chile; club career at Club Universidad de Chile, Juventus, FC Bayern Munich.
Francisco Valdés
Chile · 1973–2020 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Chile
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 52 · 9 goals
- Clubs
- Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo, Unión Española, Cobreloa
On 21 November 1973 he kicked off against nobody at the Estadio Nacional, walked the ball upfield with his team-mates and rolled it into an empty net, the Soviet Union having refused to play there. Colo-Colo reached the 1973 Copa Libertadores final with him running the midfield, the first final for a Chilean club, and he left the game with two Chilean championships, a Copa Chile and 215 league goals, the most in Chilean history until 2020. Career record: 52 caps and 9 goals for Chile; club career at Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo, Unión Española, Cobreloa.
The verdict
The almanac puts Arturo Vidal ahead by 2 rating points, 89 against 87.
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