Since he chose to leave Europe to come to South American football, Paolo Guerrero has stood out in both competitions, the Copa Libertadores and the Sudamericana. He has accumulated a total of 21 goals, with 18 in the first tournament and three in the second. With this statistic, He is only six goals away from reaching Oswaldo 'Cachito' Ramírez (27) as the top Peruvian scorer in tournaments organized by Conmebol.
Tournament | Equipment | Goals |
---|---|---|
South American Cup | League of Quito | 3 |
Libertadores Cup | Corinthians | 8 |
Libertadores Cup | Flamengo | 2 |
Libertadores Cup | International | 7 |
Libertadores Cup | racing | 1 |
Let us remember that In the last edition of the Sudamericana, Guerrero scored a double in the semifinals against Defensa y Justicia of Argentina, thus surpassing Percy Rojas, who was left with 19 scores. It is important to note that both 'Cachito' and 'Trucha' only scored in the Copa Libertadores, the only South American club tournament in their time as footballers.
The most productive stage in terms of goals for the '9' occurred wearing the Corinthians shirt, where he managed to register a total of eight goals between the 2013 and 2015 seasons. Subsequently, he continued his time at Internacional, scoring seven times between editions of 2019 and 2020. His lowest performance in the Copa Libertadores with Brazilian clubs was during his time at Flamengo, where he only scored twice in the 2018 competition.
As for his goals in the Copa Sudamericana, they were slow in coming, requiring six games to materialize. With 'Mengao', he played five matches in this tournament without being able to score goals. It was necessary to wait until his debut with Liga de Quito in 2023 so that he could register his goals in the second most important club tournament on the continent. His first score came in the first leg of the round of 16 against Ñublense. A double in the semi-finals sealed his scoring record in the competition.
His path with Vallejo
So far, Paolo Guerrero will have 90 minutes to continue increasing his goal quota in South American tournaments. This is because César Vallejo will play a single knockout match against Sport Huancayo. The team that emerges victorious in this key will ensure its classification to the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana.
In case of eliminating the 'Rojo Matador', the 'Poeta' team will guarantee at least six additional matches in the tournament. This means that Paolo Guerrero would have the opportunity to play up to seven games in this competition to try to beat the record that 'Cachito' Ramírez has maintained for more than 40 years. After his goal against Cusco FC, the 'Predator' demonstrated his validity as a striker, which excites the César Vallejo followers that he will be the one to take them to the next stage of the Copa Sudamericana.
Goals in international tournaments
In the last eleven editions of Conmebol tournaments, Paolo Guerrero has only been absent on three occasions. The first occurred in 2014, when he was at Corinthians and the team failed to qualify for any continental tournament due to its poor performance in the previous season. In 2018, the second absence occurred while he was wearing the Flamengo shirt and was excluded from the Copa Libertadores due to a doping suspension. And the last one was recorded in 2022, when he played for a few months in Avaí (he did not play in any international competition).
During the tournaments in which the current forward of the orange team was present, he was only able to score on two occasions. The first was during the 2016 edition, when he played three games with Flamengo in the Copa Sudamericana; and the second was in 2021, in his only presentation against Always Ready with Inter de Porto Alegre. He is a footballer accustomed to scoring in international competitions, a virtue that will surely be very useful for César Vallejo.
Tournament | Edition | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | South American Cup | racing | 3 |
2023 | Libertadores Cup | League of Quito | 1 |
2020 | Libertadores Cup | International | 3 |
2019 | Libertadores Cup | International | 4 |
2017 | Libertadores Cup | Flamengo | 2 |
2015 | Libertadores Cup | Corinthians | 4 |
2013 | Libertadores Cup | Corinthians | 4 |
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