Julio Meléndez vs Paolo Guerrero
Peru against Peru. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Julio Meléndez
Peru · 1968–75 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Peru
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 35 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Club Atletico Defensor Lima 1931, Sport Boys, Defensor Arica
La 12 sang him his own chant at the Bombonera, y ya lo ve, es el peruano y su ballet, and Boca Juniors, who signed him in 1968, ended up putting the captain's armband on a Peruvian centre-back. Two Argentine championships in 1969 and 1970, the Copa Argentina in 1969, the Copa América with Peru in 1975, 35 caps, and a place in Boca's all-time XI. Career record: 35 caps and 0 goals for Peru; club career at Club Atletico Defensor Lima 1931, Sport Boys, Defensor Arica.
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 cannot separate them: both are rated 88.
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