Salomón Rondón vs Wuilker Faríñez
Venezuela against Venezuela. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Salomón Rondón
Venezuela · 2015–24 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Venezuela
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 120 · 48 goals
- Clubs
- Málaga CF, West Bromwich Albion, CF Pachuca
Three headers in one match against Swansea on 14 December 2016 made him a Premier League hat-trick scorer, and only the second man to do it with his head alone. He is Venezuela's record scorer with 50 goals in 122 caps, won the Russian league with Zenit in 2015, the Argentine title with River Plate in 2023 and the CONCACAF Champions Cup with Pachuca in 2024 as its top scorer. Career record: 120 caps and 48 goals for Venezuela; club career at Málaga CF, West Bromwich Albion, CF Pachuca.
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 Salomón Rondón ahead by 5 rating points, 85 against 80.
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