Aurelio González vs Roque Santa Cruz
Paraguay against Paraguay. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Aurelio González
Paraguay · 1927–58 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Paraguay
- #9 of 33
El Gran Capitán was the name that stuck, and at the 1929 South American Championship he finished as top scorer while his side came second to Argentina; when San Lorenzo came with money in the early 1930s he turned it down to fight in the Chaco War. He won three Paraguayan titles with Olimpia between 1927 and 1929, played at the 1930 World Cup, scored 11 goals in 15 internationals, and later coached Paraguay to the 1958 World Cup.
Roque Santa Cruz
Paraguay · 2000–11 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Paraguay
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 112 · 32 goals
- Clubs
- FC Bayern Munich, Blackburn Rovers, Club Libertad
Blackburn signed him in 2007 and he gave them 19 goals in 37 league games, fourth in the Premier League that season behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres and Emmanuel Adebayor. Before that he had won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup with Bayern in 2001, with Bundesliga titles from 2000 to 2006, and he finished as a Copa América runner-up in 2011 holding Paraguay's records for caps (112) and goals (32). Career record: 112 caps and 32 goals for Paraguay; club career at FC Bayern Munich, Blackburn Rovers, Club Libertad.
The verdict
The almanac puts Roque Santa Cruz ahead by 1 rating point, 87 against 86.
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