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Germán Cano makes history in Brazilian football. The front, second top scorer in the world in 2022 (second only to Mbappé)shone in Fluminense’s 3-1 win against Sao Paulo with a triplet in 13 minutes and reached 24 goals in Brasileirao 2022.
With that number of celebrations, the attacker broke a record set by Víctor Hugo Aristizábal in the Brazilian championship. Cano surpassed the former Colombian soccer player and became the foreigner with the most goals in the same seasona.
Aristizábal’s record had been at the top of this ranking for almost 20 years, Well, in Brasileirao 2003, wearing Cruzeiro’s shirt, he scored 21 goals. The podium is completed by the Argentine Carlos Tevez with his 20 goals in 2005.
Foreigners with the most goals in a Brasileirao season
- German Cano (2022): 24 goals (Fluminense)
- Victor Hugo Aristizabal (2003): 21 goals (Cruise)
- Carlos Tevez (2005): 20 goles (Corinthians)
- Alberto Acosta (2009): 19 goals (Clube Náutico Capibaribe)
- Dejan Petkovic (2004): 18 goals (Flamengo)
- Pedro Rocha (1972): 17 goals (Sao Paulo)
For the victory against Sao Paulo, Fluminense remains in third position in the table with 64 units, 14 points behind the leader and already champion, Palmeiras. In the absence of two dates for the end of the tournament, Cano is shaping up to finish as the tournament’s top scorer, Well, he leads the statistics with a 5-goal advantage over Pedro Raul (19).
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Worldwide, Germán Cano shares with Haaland the second place of top scorers in all competitions of the year (42 goals). The Argentine and the Norwegian are only surpassed by Mbappé, who has scored 46.
