Nemanja Vidić vs Obdulio Varela
Serbia against Uruguay. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Nemanja Vidić
Serbia · CB
- Almanac rating
- 92
- Rank in Serbia
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 56 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- FK Crvena zvezda, Spartak Moscow, Manchester United
One half of Manchester United's impenetrable central defensive partnership, the Serbian rock earned five Premier League titles and a Champions League winner's medal. Career record: 56 caps and 2 goals for Serbia; club career at FK Crvena zvezda, Spartak Moscow, Manchester United.
Obdulio Varela
Uruguay · 1942–50 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Uruguay
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 45 · 9 goals
- Clubs
- Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, Club Atlético Peñarol
After Friaça put Brazil ahead at the Maracanã on 16 July 1950, Varela tucked the ball under his arm and walked to referee George Reader to argue an offside he later admitted never existed, buying the minutes it took the stadium to fall silent. Uruguay won that final 2-1, and El Negro Jefe had already been named best player of the 1942 South American Championship, adding six Uruguayan titles with Peñarol. Career record: 45 caps and 9 goals for Uruguay; club career at Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, Club Atlético Peñarol.
The verdict
The almanac puts Nemanja Vidić ahead by 1 rating point, 92 against 91.
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