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Panico vs Romário

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RomárioWinner
90.1

Romário wins: Peak, Honours

Panico
90.0

Panico wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Romário
90.1

Romário leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup winner and Golden Ball recipient in 1994, and FIFA World Player of the Year.

1. Romário
90.1
2. Patrizia Panico
90.0

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Goals per season
1. 🇧🇷 Romário5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Patrizia Panico5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 goals
-2.3% vs Romário at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Panico0052108296598
🇧🇷 Romário0050105303642

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricPanicoRetiredRomárioRetired
Italy caps204
Italy goals110
Serie A titles7
Serie A top scorer awards9
Career goals500
World Cup titles1
World Cup Golden Ball awards1
FIFA World Player awards1
Career goals in official matches772
Copa América titles1
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9296
Longevity w20%9284
Honours w20%8490
Statistics w15%9694

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Romário90.1
Panico90.0
The people
Panico
Romário

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