Tomás Rincón vs Yangel Herrera
Venezuela against Venezuela. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
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 Tomás Rincón ahead by 2 rating points, 83 against 81.
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