Who is better, Torres or Zenga?
Walter Zenga leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.7 for Fernando Torres — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Torres vs Zenga
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Walter Zenga above Fernando Torres: 85.8 vs 85.7. Walter Zenga leads on Longevity, Statistics. Fernando Torres leads on Honours, Peak, Dominance.
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ZengaWinner
85.8Zenga wins: Longevity, Statistics
Torres
85.7Torres wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Walter Zenga
85.8
Zenga leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Walter Zenga
2. Fernando Torres
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. 🇮🇹 Walter Zenga59 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 19.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Torres — 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 | TorresRetired | ZengaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| European Championships | 2 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Goals for Atlético de Madrid | 129 | — |
| Spain caps | 110 | — |
| Serie A appearances | — | 369 |
| Italy caps | — | 58 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| UEFA Cup titles | — | 2 |
| IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zenga85.8
Torres85.7
FAQ
Where does Torres beat Zenga?
Torres scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Zenga leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Torres vs Zenga score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Torres: 85.7, Zenga: 85.8.
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