Claudio Pizarro vs Julio César Uribe
Peru against Peru. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Claudio Pizarro
Peru · 2001–18 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Peru
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 85 · 20 goals
- Clubs
- Club Alianza Lima, SV Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich
On the final day of the 2018/19 season, at 40 years and 227 days, he scored the 88th-minute winner against RB Leipzig and left the Bundesliga its oldest goalscorer. He won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup with Bayern in 2013, the Intercontinental Cup in 2001, six Bundesliga titles and five DFB-Pokals, plus a Pokal with Bremen, and finished with 197 Bundesliga goals in 490 games. Career record: 85 caps and 20 goals for Peru; club career at Club Alianza Lima, SV Werder Bremen, FC Bayern Munich.
Julio César Uribe
Peru · 1981–87 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Peru
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 39 · 9 goals
- Clubs
- Cagliari Calcio, Tecos, Deportivo Independiente Medellín
The Argentine press named him the Black Diamond after his nights against River Plate, and on 23 August 1981 he scored two minutes into the second half at the Centenario to beat Uruguay 2-1 and push Peru towards Spain. Four Peruvian championships with Sporting Cristal, the Mexican title with Club América in 1987-88, the 1982 World Cup, 39 caps with nine goals, and third place in the 1981 South American player of the year vote behind Maradona and Zico. Career record: 39 caps and 9 goals for Peru; club career at Cagliari Calcio, Tecos, Deportivo Independiente Medellín.
The verdict
The almanac puts Julio César Uribe ahead by 1 rating point, 88 against 87.
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