Who is better, Costa or Sabatino?
Diego da Silva Costa leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.7 for Daniela Sabatino — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Costa vs Sabatino
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CostaWinner
82.8Costa wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Sabatino
82.7Sabatino wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Diego da Silva Costa
82.8
Costa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diego da Silva Costa
2. Daniela Sabatino
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. 🇪🇸 Diego da Silva Costa16 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 5.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Sabatino — 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 | CostaRetired | SabatinoActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 161 | — |
| Spain caps | 24 | — |
| Premier League titles | 2 | — |
| La Liga titles | 2 | — |
| UEFA Europa League titles | 1 | — |
| Serie A top scorer awards | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| Coppa Italia titles | — | 2 |
| Italy caps | — | 90 |
| Serie A goals | — | 170 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Costa82.8
Sabatino82.7
FAQ
Where does Sabatino beat Costa?
Sabatino scores higher on statistics, longevity. Costa leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Costa vs Sabatino score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Costa: 82.8, Sabatino: 82.7.
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