Who is better, Cantagalli or Barros?
Luca Cantagalli leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 87.8 for Zoila Barros — a gap of 0.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cantagalli vs Barros
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Luca Cantagalli above Zoila Barros: 88.7 vs 87.8. Luca Cantagalli leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CantagalliWinner
88.7Cantagalli wins: Dominance, Honours
Barros
87.8Barros wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Luca Cantagalli
88.7
Cantagalli leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Luca Cantagalli
2. Zoila Barros
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇮🇹 Luca Cantagalli5 seasons played · career day 1,825343 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Zoila Barros5 seasons played · career day 2,19142 titles
-87.8% vs Cantagalli at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Cantagalli | 0 | 0 | 58 | 121 | 343 | 701 |
| 🇨🇺 Barros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 67 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CantagalliRetired | BarrosRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| World League titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Italian league titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Grand Prix titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cantagalli88.7
Barros87.8
FAQ
Where does Barros beat Cantagalli?
Barros does not lead any of the five categories; Cantagalli is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Cantagalli vs Barros score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cantagalli: 88.7, Barros: 87.8.
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