Celso Borges vs Keylor Navas
Costa Rica against Costa Rica. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Celso Borges
Costa Rica · 2010s · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 164 · 27 goals
- Clubs
- Deportivo Saprissa, Deportivo de A Coruña, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
When Costa Rica went to penalties against Greece in Recife in June 2014, Borges walked up first and scored, and four teammates followed him to a 5-3 win. He has since become Costa Rica's most capped player on 164 appearances with 27 goals across three World Cups, and he won five championships with Saprissa before spells at AIK, Deportivo La Coruña and Alajuelense. Career record: 164 caps and 27 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, Deportivo de A Coruña, Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.
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 6 rating points, 90 against 84.
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