Germán Cano
does not stop scoring goals.
The
Fluminense
striker is in the best moment of his career and the statistics show it.
There were even some who asked that he be summoned to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, where he was finally a fan.
This weekend, the former Lanús became champion of the Carioca state tournament against his classic rival
Flamengo
, contributing a double, to become the
top scorer in the world in 2023
.
He no longer only leads the scoring charts in Brazil, but is already on the planet's radar.
With his
18 goals in 14 games
played in 2023, Cano, who will face River in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, has scored more goals than various world stars such as
Erling Haaland,
Karim Benzema
and
Marcus Rashford
, all with 17.
The striker even obtained this mark nothing more and nothing less than to turn around the final series of the Carioca championship in the classic against
Flamengo
, for a 4-3 aggregate.
Thanks to his contribution in duplicate, Fluminense won the 33rd.
time in history and the second time in a row in the Rio de Janeiro state tournament, by beating
Mengao
4-1 in the second leg, in an overflowing Maracana stadium.
For its part, Flamengo is not having a good start to the year after losing the fourth final in 2023, added to the failure in the Club World Cup semifinals.
In addition, he stumbled in his debut in the Libertadores -where he is the current champion- against
Aucas from Ecuador
.
To continue increasing his scoring quota,
Cano will seek to continue his streak in the Copa Libertadores
, where he already scored two goals on the first date in the victory against
Sporting Cristal
.
Now, he will face River when they meet on the third date of group D, which will be on May 2 at the Maracana.
Germán Cano holds the cup while celebrating the victory for the Carioca championship, at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Photo: EFE Antonio Lacerda.
Cano's madness for Messi
Although the recognition of the Argentine striker does not cease within Brazilian soccer, Cano also decided to pay tribute to
Lionel Messi
due to winning the World Cup.
The center forward of the moment in South American football chose his daughter's name as the way in which he could allude to his devotion to the PSG player.
Even
Antonella Rocuzzo
, the wife of 10, also ended up involved in the tribute.
"
I wanted to name him Lionela because of what happened in Qatar
. My wife was pregnant there and we didn't know. Argentina is world champion, so the name would be Lio for Lionel and Nela for Messi's wife, who is Antonela (Roccuzzo). So Lionela would remain. It would be very good," Cano said in an interview for Brazilian television
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