Juan Arango vs Yangel Herrera
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.
Yangel Herrera
Venezuela · 2015–23 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Venezuela
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 40 · 3 goals
- Clubs
- Monagas Sport Club, Granada CF, Girona
Venezuela's under-20 side needed 108 minutes to break Japan in the 2017 round of 16, and it was their captain who found the finish. Herrera finished that tournament as a runner-up, won the Venezuelan second division with Atlético Venezuela in 2015, joined Manchester City in 2017, and later helped Girona to third in La Liga and a first Champions League place in 2023/24. Career record: 40 caps and 3 goals for Venezuela; club career at Monagas Sport Club, Granada CF, Girona.
The verdict
The almanac puts Juan Arango ahead by 5 rating points, 86 against 81.
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