This Saturday afternoon, Fluminense and Boca Juniors will compete for the Copa Libertadores title, starting at 5pm (Brasilia time), at the Maracanã. The clash marks the meeting between two experienced scorers, but who are going through different moments.
Tricolor Carioca has the top scorer of the competition: Germán Cano. In 11 matches of the continental tournament, the 35-year-old Argentine scored 12 goals, as well as dishing out two assists. Therefore, he averages more than one goal per game in Liberta.
🔥🇭🇺 1⃣2⃣ goals! Germán Cano built CONMEBOL’s artillery #Libertadores with balls in the net in 7⃣ games towards the finalist @FluminenseFC.
🤔 Will there be others in the Final? pic.twitter.com/gn1ZZaAxRS
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) November 1, 2023
In fact, if he were to score, the number 14 would become the top scorer with the most balls in the net in a single edition of the South American championship since the time of the Brazilian Luizão, who scored 14 goals in 2000, for Corinthians.
Considering the entire season, Cano scored 36 goals and made three assists in 54 matches with the Laranjeiras club. The numbers represent an index of 0.72 goal participations per game.
Cavani didn’t ‘get into gear’ as expected at Boca
In turn, Boca added weight mid-year. In July, Edinson Cavani landed at Bombonera with a contract until the end of 2024. However, in 13 matches for the Xeneize team, the 36-year-old Uruguayan scored only three times (average of 0.23 goals per game) and has not scored provide assist…
Among the goals scored by the center forward there is one of great importance in the Argentine championship. The Libertadores number 10’s only goal was scored in the second leg of the semi-final against Palmeiras, in a match that ended 1-1 and went to penalties. Before taking the penalty, however, Cavani wastes his penalty, which is saved by Weverton.
The other two times the Uruguayan scored for Boca were in the Argentine League Cup, against Platense, and in the Argentine Cup, against Talleres.
Cano has scored six goals in the Libertadores’ last four matches
On the other hand, it is worth remembering that Cano also played a fundamental role in Fluminense’s path towards the Libertadores decision. The player has scored six times in the team’s last four matches and provided two assists, being the main name for the Tricolore in the quarter and semi-finals.
Despite their age, the forwards have distinct careers: one has had an established career in Europe, being one of the main names in position of this generation, while the other was ‘discovered’ by the Brazilians in 2020 after playing for several clubs Southern American scene. However, what they both share is the goal of achieving “Eternal Glory” for the first time.
Source: Terra
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