Who is better, Cabrini or Marcelo?
Antonio Cabrini leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 89.2 for Marcelo Vieira — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cabrini vs Marcelo
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CabriniWinner
89.2Cabrini wins: Peak
Marcelo
89.2Marcelo wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Antonio Cabrini
89.2
Cabrini leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Antonio Cabrini
2. Marcelo Vieira
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. 🇧🇷 Marcelo Vieira8 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 1.6 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇮🇹 Antonio Cabrini4 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 0.8 per season
Cabrini is -50.0% behind Marcelo'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 | MarceloActive |
|---|---|---|
| League appearances | 416 | — |
| League goals | 38 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Serie A titles | 6 | — |
| Italy caps | 73 | — |
| Career league goals | — | 32 |
| Brazil caps | — | 58 |
| Champions League titles | — | 5 |
| La Liga titles | — | 6 |
| Copa Libertadores titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 87 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 85 | 85 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cabrini89.2
Marcelo89.2
FAQ
Where does Marcelo beat Cabrini?
Marcelo scores higher on honours, longevity. Cabrini leads on peak.
How is the Cabrini vs Marcelo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cabrini: 89.2, Marcelo: 89.2.
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