Martínez passes 238 with room to spare
Leandro Martínez scored the goal that took him past Mariano Ramírez's 238 for Club Atlético Independiente, and the count now reads 260.
The ball went in, the ground stood, and one number on the board stopped being the club's best. Leandro Martínez, 33, had just gone past Mariano Ramírez's 238 goals for Club Atlético Independiente, and the tally reads 260.
It has taken 703 club games across four clubs to get there, with 338 goals along the way; 29 of them came this season, which is a decent rate for a man the defence has had years to learn. No international goals to speak of, which makes the 260 look like a private argument conducted entirely in one shirt. Two weeks ago Cerro Porteño beat Independiente 1-0 in the Copa Libertadores; the record did not care, and neither, on the day, did the stand.