Who is better, Cabrini or Francescoli?
Antonio Cabrini leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 89.1 for Enzo Francescoli — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cabrini vs Francescoli
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CabriniWinner
89.2Cabrini wins: Longevity, Honours
Francescoli
89.1Francescoli wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Antonio Cabrini
89.2
Cabrini leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Antonio Cabrini
2. Enzo Francescoli
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇺🇾 Enzo Francescoli20 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 6.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇮🇹 Antonio Cabrini4 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 0.8 per season
Cabrini is -80.0% behind Francescoli's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CabriniRetired | FrancescoliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| League appearances | 416 | — |
| League goals | 38 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Serie A titles | 6 | — |
| Italy caps | 73 | — |
| Copa América titles | — | 3 |
| Copa Libertadores titles | — | 1 |
| Argentine Primera División titles | — | 5 |
| Uruguay caps | — | 73 |
| Uruguay goals | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 85 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 85 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cabrini89.2
Francescoli89.1
FAQ
Where does Francescoli beat Cabrini?
Francescoli scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Cabrini leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Cabrini vs Francescoli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cabrini: 89.2, Francescoli: 89.1.
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