Diego Forlán vs José Santamaría
Uruguay against Uruguay. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Diego Forlán
Uruguay · 2005–10 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Uruguay
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 112 · 36 goals
- Clubs
- Club Atlético Independiente, Villarreal CF, Atlético Madrid
- Honours
- European Golden Shoe 2005 · Hall of Fame 2012
On 2 July 2010 in Johannesburg, with Uruguay a goal down to Ghana in the quarter-final, Forlán bent a free kick over the wall and into the corner, and Uruguay went through on penalties. He took the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player with five goals, won the Copa América a year later, and had already scored both goals in Atlético Madrid's 2010 Europa League final win over Fulham, adding European Golden Shoes in 2005 and 2009. Career record: 112 caps and 36 goals for Uruguay; club career at Club Atlético Independiente, Villarreal CF, Atlético Madrid; honours include European Golden Shoe 2005, Hall of Fame 2012.
José Santamaría
Uruguay · 1954–66 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Uruguay
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 20 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Club Nacional de Football, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Madrid's press called him El Muro, and he earned it across 337 matches for the club, having already done the rare thing of playing a World Cup for Uruguay in 1954 and another for Spain in 1962. He won four European Cups with Real Madrid in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1966, six Spanish league titles, the 1960 Intercontinental Cup and a Copa del Generalísimo. Career record: 20 caps and 0 goals for Uruguay; club career at Club Nacional de Football, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.
The verdict
The almanac puts José Santamaría ahead by 1 rating point, 91 against 90.
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