The Argentine becomes the top scorer in the history of the Tricolore in the competition
Fluminense will make their Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores debut on April 3 against Alianza Lima, in Lima, Peru. Under the leadership of coach Fernando Diniz, the team currently holds the title and seeks a second championship. During the 2023 season, Tricolor scored a total of 22 goals and top scorer German Cano became Fluminense’s top scorer in the history of the competition. Here are the main scorers of the Tricolor in the Libertadores:
List of Fluminense’s top scorers in Libertadores
Cano 16 goals (16 games)
Fred 15 goals (29 games)
Thiago Neves 7 goals (28 games)
Washington 6 goals (12 games)
Rafael Moura 5 goals (15 games)
With his impressive 13 goals in this edition of the Libertadores, Cano also achieved another record. He is currently the top scorer of an edition of the 21st century continental tournament. No other player has scored more goals than the Argentine from 2001 to today.
The two who came closest were Pedro, who had scored 12 with the Flamengo shirt, in 2022, and Gabigol, who had scored 11, the previous year, also with the Rossoneri rival’s shirt. The last one to score more times than the Tricolore number 9 in an edition was Luizão, who scored 15 for Corinthians, in the 2000 edition, in the last century.
List of top scorers of the Libertadores in the 21st century
2023 – Germán Cano (13 goals)
2022 – Pedro (12 goals)
2021 – Gabriel Barbosa (11 goals)
2007 – Cabañas (10 goals)
2002 – Rodrigo Mendes (10 goals)
9 goals: Gabriel Barbosa, Borja, Morelo, José Sand, Calleri, Delgado, Ricardo Oliveira and Lopes
Holder of the best attack of the competition in 2023, Tricolor das Laranjeiras arrives with high morale for the 2024 edition. After a start to the year marked by injuries and defeats in the classics, the fans cling to the historic campaign that led Fluminense to win the Libertadores title for the first time.
The Rio club, just 8 days after their debut in the Libertadores, rushed to recover their main players returning from injury. After being excluded from the final of the Campeonato Carioca, Flu had enough time to reorganize and improve both the defensive and offensive systems, which were not working well at the beginning of the year.
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Source: Terra
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