Who is better, Marcelo or Cabrini?
Marcelo Vieira leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 89.2 for Antonio Cabrini — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Marcelo vs Cabrini
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MarceloWinner
89.2Marcelo wins: Longevity, Honours
Cabrini
89.2Cabrini wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Marcelo Vieira
89.2
Marcelo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marcelo Vieira
2. Antonio Cabrini
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 | MarceloActive | CabriniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 32 | — |
| Brazil caps | 58 | — |
| Champions League titles | 5 | — |
| La Liga titles | 6 | — |
| Copa Libertadores titles | 1 | — |
| League appearances | — | 416 |
| League goals | — | 38 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 6 |
| Italy caps | — | 73 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 87 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 85 | 85 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marcelo89.2
Cabrini89.2
FAQ
Where does Cabrini beat Marcelo?
Cabrini scores higher on peak. Marcelo leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Marcelo vs Cabrini score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Marcelo: 89.2, Cabrini: 89.2.
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