Who is better, Sacchi or Ronaldo?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a GOAT score of 95.5 against 87.1 for Arrigo Sacchi — a gap of 8.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sacchi vs Ronaldo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cristiano Ronaldo above Arrigo Sacchi: 95.5 vs 87.1. Cristiano Ronaldo leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance.
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RonaldoWinner
95.5Ronaldo wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Sacchi
87.1Sacchi wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
95.5
Ronaldo leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Sacchi — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Arrigo Sacchi
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo32 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 16 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Sacchi — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
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 | SacchiRetired | RonaldoActive · Al-Nassr FC |
|---|---|---|
| European Cups | 2 | — |
| Serie A titles | 1 | — |
| Intercontinental Cups | 2 | — |
| World Cup finals reached as coach | 1 | — |
| Seasons as a manager | 25 | — |
| Career goals | — | 924 |
| Career assists | — | 260 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 5 |
| World Cups | — | 0 |
| Champions League titles | — | 5 |
| League titles | — | 7 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.71 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 97 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ronaldo95.5
Sacchi87.1
FAQ
Where does Sacchi beat Ronaldo?
Sacchi does not lead any of the five categories; Ronaldo is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Sacchi vs Ronaldo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sacchi: 87.1, Ronaldo: 95.5.
What do you think?
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