José Saturnino Cardozo vs Salvador Cabañas
Paraguay against Paraguay. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
José Saturnino Cardozo
Paraguay · 1998–2003 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Paraguay
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 82 · 25 goals
- Clubs
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, Club Olimpia, Toluca
Toluca have never had another like him: 249 goals in 332 games, a club record nobody has come near. He won four Mexican championships there, in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002, took four league Golden Boots between 1998 and 2003, lifted the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2003, and scored 25 goals in 82 appearances for Paraguay. Career record: 82 caps and 25 goals for Paraguay; club career at Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, Club Olimpia, Toluca.
Salvador Cabañas
Paraguay · 2006–10 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Paraguay
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 44 · 10 goals
- Clubs
- Audax Italiano, Chiapas, Club América
Top scorer of the Copa Libertadores in two consecutive years for Club América, ten goals in 2007 and eight in 2008, he scored 66 times in 115 games for the club. He shared the Mexican league Golden Boot in the Clausura 2006, scored three goals at the 2007 Copa América and six in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, which he missed after being shot in the head in a Mexico City bar on 25 January 2010. Career record: 44 caps and 10 goals for Paraguay; club career at Audax Italiano, Chiapas, Club América.
The verdict
The almanac puts José Saturnino Cardozo ahead by 1 rating point, 88 against 87.
Fans have not settled this one yet. Cast the first vote in the duels.