Juan Arango vs Tomás Rincón
Venezuela against Venezuela. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Juan Arango
Venezuela · 2011–16 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Venezuela
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 129 · 23 goals
- Clubs
- CF Pachuca, RCD Mallorca, Borussia Mönchengladbach
Lucien Favre called him one of the best left feet in the game after he beat Mainz from 48 yards in December 2012, the kind of goal Venezuelans had learned to expect from the man they called Arangol. He played six Copa Américas and helped Venezuela to fourth place in 2011, still their best finish, and left with 129 caps, 22 goals and the 2016 NASL title and MVP award with the New York Cosmos. Career record: 129 caps and 23 goals for Venezuela; club career at CF Pachuca, RCD Mallorca, Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Tomás Rincón
Venezuela · 2008–25 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Venezuela
- #3 of 33
- Clubs
- Zamora, Hamburger SV, Genoa CFC
Between 2008 and 2025 he answered the call 143 times, more than anyone else in Venezuelan football, and the nickname stuck: El General, the man who held the ground in front of the back four. He won Serie A and the Coppa Italia with Juventus in 2016/17, took the fans' player of the tournament award at the 2011 Copa América, and wore the armband at the Centenario in 2016 and the Copa América of 2019. Career record: club career at Zamora, Hamburger SV, Genoa CFC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Juan Arango ahead by 3 rating points, 86 against 83.
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