Salomón Rondón vs Yangel Herrera
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.
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 Salomón Rondón ahead by 4 rating points, 85 against 81.
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