Alejandro Morera Soto vs Keylor Navas
Costa Rica against Costa Rica. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Alejandro Morera Soto
Costa Rica · 1928–98 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 7 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, FC Barcelona, Hércules CF
In 1933 he beat Ricardo Zamora in a 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid, and closed his first Spanish season as Barcelona's leading scorer with 41 goals. El Mago del Balón scored 312 league goals in 364 Alajuelense games, took Costa Rican titles in 1928, 1939 and 1945 and the Catalan championship in 1935, and was voted his country's player of the century in 1998; his heart lies beneath the east stand of the ground named after him. Career record: 7 caps and 6 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, FC Barcelona, Hércules CF.
Keylor Navas
Costa Rica · 2014–18 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 127 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Deportivo Saprissa, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Paris Saint-Germain
Ten men and level with Greece on 29 June 2014, Costa Rica went to a shootout, and Navas pushed away Theofanis Gekas's penalty, one of three man of the match awards he took that summer. Three consecutive Champions League titles with Real Madrid in 2016, 2017 and 2018 lead the honours, followed by La Liga in 2016-17, four Club World Cups, three Ligue 1 titles at Paris Saint-Germain and 127 Costa Rica caps. Career record: 127 caps and 0 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Paris Saint-Germain.
The verdict
The almanac puts Keylor Navas ahead by 7 rating points, 90 against 83.
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