33·Legends

Francisco Valdés vs Iván Zamorano

Chile against Chile. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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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.

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Iván Zamorano

Chile · 1995–98 · SS

Almanac rating
90
Rank in Chile
#3 of 33
Caps
69 · 34 goals
Clubs
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Inter Milan, Club América

When Ronaldo arrived at Inter in 1997 and took the number 9, Zamorano would not give it up and wore 1+8 instead, taped on at first until the kit maker began printing it. The Pichichi came in 1995 with 28 goals as Real Madrid took La Liga, he opened the scoring in Inter's 3-0 UEFA Cup final win over Lazio in 1998, and he finished the Sydney Olympics as top scorer with six goals while Chile took bronze. Career record: 69 caps and 34 goals for Chile; club career at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Inter Milan, Club América.

The verdict

The almanac puts Iván Zamorano ahead by 3 rating points, 90 against 87.

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