Hugo Sotil vs Paolo Guerrero
Peru against Peru. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Hugo Sotil
Peru · 1970–75 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Peru
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 62 · 18 goals
- Clubs
- Club Deportivo Municipal, FC Barcelona, Club Alianza Lima
Barcelona were four up at the Bernabéu on 17 February 1974 when he made it five, the afternoon Cruyff's side won 5-0 in Madrid and Catalonia found a scoreline it still quotes. Peru have won the Copa América twice and he settled the second of them in the 1975 Caracas playoff against Colombia, adding the 1973-74 Spanish championship at Barcelona and a World Cup quarter-final in 1970. Career record: 62 caps and 18 goals for Peru; club career at Club Deportivo Municipal, FC Barcelona, Club Alianza Lima.
Paolo Guerrero
Peru · 2011–23 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Peru
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 128 · 40 goals
- Clubs
- Hamburger SV, S.C. Corinthians Paulista, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Yokohama, 16 December 2012: his header in the 69th minute was the only goal of the Club World Cup final, and Chelsea went home beaten by Corinthians. Peru's record scorer with 40 goals in 128 caps, the 2012 Club World Cup with Corinthians, a Copa América final in 2019, top scorer at three of them in 2011, 2015 and 2019, the 2023 Copa Sudamericana with LDU Quito and two Bundesliga titles at Bayern. Career record: 128 caps and 40 goals for Peru; club career at Hamburger SV, S.C. Corinthians Paulista, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo.
The verdict
The almanac puts Hugo Sotil ahead by 1 rating point, 89 against 88.
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