Juan Arango vs Wuilker Faríñez
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.
Wuilker Faríñez
Venezuela · 2016–19 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 80
- Rank in Venezuela
- #10 of 33
- Clubs
- R.C. Lens
Nineteen years old at the 2017 under-20 World Cup, he made four saves against Uruguay in the semi-final and then stopped two penalties in the shootout to put Venezuela into a World Cup final for the first time. He finished that tournament as a runner-up with 506 minutes unbeaten, was voted Venezuela's best goalkeeper in 2016 and 2017, won the 2018 Superliga Colombiana with Millonarios and kept clean sheets against Peru and Brazil at the 2019 Copa América. Career record: club career at R.C. Lens.
The verdict
The almanac puts Juan Arango ahead by 6 rating points, 86 against 80.
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