Aguero's Copa America Picks & Greatest South American Striker
Sergio Aguero admits Uruguay are the ‘only’ team who can stop Argentina - but South American fans snub Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan from all-time striker list
Sergio Aguero has admitted to fearing Uruguay at Copa América, with Marcelo Bielsa’s side having knocked out the USA
Uruguay face Brazil in the quarter-finals, with Argentina facing Ecuador
South American supporters gave Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan a combined 6.5% when asked who the greatest striker of all time was
More than 1,000 South American football fans were selected by market research firm Censuswide, in partnership with Stake.com
Uruguay legends Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan collected just a combined 6.5% of a vote of more than 1,000 South American football fans to crown the greatest striker from the continent.
A survey, conducted by us here at Stake.com in conjunction with market research firm Censuswide, wanted to determine the greatest South American players in every single position to herald the arrival of Lionel Messi and his Argentine colleagues.
Viewed as the GOAT South American player, Messi was welcomed to the Argentina training camp in Miami by Stake.com ambassador Sergio Aguero with a herd of goats, a welcome befitting a team viewed as one of the greatest ever.
South America has produced some of the best strikers in the history of world football, with more than 1,000 fans given the unenviable task of picking the best of all time.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi and Pele were top of the pile, followed by the Brazilian Ronaldo - ‘O Fenômeno’ himself - to make up the top three of the votes.
Fellow Brazil striker Romario came fourth in the voting with 6% of the vote, with Uruguay legend Luis Suarez grabbing just 5% of the vote.
| Player | Number of Votes |
|---|---|
| Lionel Messi (Argentina) | 30% |
| Pele (Brazil) | 23% |
| Ronaldo (Brazil) | 19% |
| Romario (Brazil) | 6% |
| Luis Suarez (Uruguay) | 5% |
| Ivan Zamorano (Chile) | 4% |
| Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) | 3% |
| Alfredo di Stefano (Argentina) | 3% |
| Mario Kempes (Argentina) | 2% |
| Sergio Aguero (Argentina) | 2% |
| Diego Forlan (Uruguay) | 1.5% |
| Alberto Spencer (Ecuador) | 1% |
| Arsenio Erico (Paraguay) | 0.5% |
South America has produced some of the best strikers in the history of world football, with more than 1,000 fans given the unenviable task of picking the best of all time.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi and Pele were top of the pile, followed by the Brazilian Ronaldo - ‘O Fenômeno’ himself - to make up the top three of the votes.
Fellow Brazil striker Romario came fourth in the voting with 6% of the vote, with Uruguay legend Luis Suarez grabbing just 5% of the vote.
“Who can stop Argentina? I think only Uruguay can stop Argentina. They have a good team and they also have Bielsa, who knows Argentina very well.
“They also were the only team to beat us since we became world champions. Also, Bielsa knows Scaloni and many of the players."
Our survey also resulted in football fan's picks of the Greatest All Time XI's for Argentina and Brazil, as well as the Greatest South American Striker! Check out all the results to help you form your betting slip here on Stake online sportsbook.
