Who is better, Ruggeri or Lukaku?
Oscar Ruggeri leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.5 for Romelu Lukaku — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruggeri vs Lukaku
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RuggeriWinner
87.6Ruggeri wins: Longevity, Honours
Lukaku
87.5Lukaku wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Oscar Ruggeri
87.6
Ruggeri leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Oscar Ruggeri
2. Romelu Lukaku
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. 🇦🇷 Oscar Ruggeri7 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 1.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Lukaku — 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 | RuggeriRetired | LukakuActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Argentina caps | 97 | — |
| Libertadores titles | 1 | — |
| La Liga titles | 1 | — |
| Belgium goals | — | 89 |
| Belgium caps | — | 124 |
| Serie A titles | — | 1 |
| Career club goals | — | 340 |
| Conference League titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 91 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruggeri87.6
Lukaku87.5
FAQ
Where does Lukaku beat Ruggeri?
Lukaku scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Ruggeri leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Ruggeri vs Lukaku score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruggeri: 87.6, Lukaku: 87.5.
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