Romero surpasses Corinthians legend and is close to the top-5 in goal participations in the century

Corinthians’ top scorer in 2024, Romero surpassed former player Danilo and is close to the top-5 in goal shares (the sum of goals and assists) in the century. The Paraguayan has a total of 76 goal appearances for Timão, totaling 53 goals and 23 assists.

Romero reached the milestone during Corinthians’ friendly against Londrina, when he entered the second half and scored two goals in the 3-0 victory. With these goals, what’s more, the Paraguayan striker reached seven goals in the year, surpassing Yuri Alberto in the general artillery.

In the ranking of the top ten goal contributions for Corinthians from 2001 to 2024, Jadson leads with 113 contributions, totaling 50 goals and 63 assists. Before Romero, there are still Gil with 96 appearances (53 goals + 43 assists), Jô with 90 (65 goals + 25 assists), Fagner with 82 (12 goals + 70 assists) and Renato Augusto with 79 (30 goals + 49 assists). ).

There is no shortage of opportunities for Romero to increase his statistics, especially this Tuesday, the 2nd, when Corinthians faces Racing, from Uruguay, in the first game of the South American Championship. The clash is scheduled for 9:30 pm, at the Centenário stadium, in Montevideo.

Participations in goals for Corinthians 2001 to 2024

1. Jadson – 113 (50 goals + 63 assists)
2. Gil – 96 (53G + 43A)
3. Jô – 90 (65G + 25A)
4. Fagner – 82 (12G + 70A)
5. Renato Augusto – 79 (30G + 49A)
6. Romero – 76 (53G + 23A)
7. Danilo – 75 (35G + 40A)
8. Elijah – 71 (41G + 30A)
9. Dentinho – 71 (55G + 16A)
10. Guerrero – 68 (54G + 14A)

See more at: Romero and Idols of Corinthians.