Who is the best player in Argentine Primera Division history?

Boca and River idols, World Cup winners and underrated craftsmen — Argentine football's flagship league has been a launchpad for global stars. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Diego Maradona

   Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors idol whose 1981 Metropolitano title with Boca remains legendary.
2. 2
   Alfredo Di Stefano

   River Plate forward of the 1940s, the Saeta Rubia who later conquered Europe with Real Madrid.
3. 3
   Juan Roman Riquelme

   Boca Juniors playmaker and the league's defining number 10 of the 2000s with multiple titles.
4. 4
   Daniel Passarella

   River Plate centre-back and 1978 World Cup winning captain, the country's defining defender.
5. 5
   Mario Kempes

   Rosario Central and Instituto striker, 1978 World Cup top scorer and one of Argentina's iconic forwards.
6. 6
   Carlos Tevez

   Boca Juniors-grown striker whose two title-winning Argentine spells bookended a major European career.
7. 7
   Gabriel Batistuta

   Newell's Old Boys, River Plate and Boca Juniors forward before becoming a Serie A legend.
8. 8
   Hernan Crespo

   River Plate striker who won the 1996 league before a stellar European career.
9. 9
   Enzo Francescoli

   Uruguayan playmaker whose River Plate years made him the club's most beloved foreigner of the era.
10. 10
    Marcelo Gallardo

    River Plate playmaker turned legendary coach, a multi-title-winning Primera Division icon.
11. 11
    Ariel Ortega

    River Plate dribbler whose technical brilliance made him one of the 1990s Primera's most loved players.
12. 12
    Martin Palermo

    Boca Juniors record scorer with 236 goals and a club legend of the 2000s and early 2010s.
13. 13
    Roberto Sensini

    Newell's Old Boys defender who anchored the 1991 and 1992 title-winning teams under Bielsa.
14. 14
    Norberto Alonso

    River Plate playmaker and Beto, the 1970s and 80s elegant maestro of Argentine football.
15. 15
    Ricardo Bochini

    Independiente one-club idol nicknamed El Bocha, Maradona's stated boyhood hero.
16. 16
    Ubaldo Fillol

    River Plate goalkeeper and 1978 World Cup winner, regarded as Argentina's greatest keeper.
17. 17
    Antonio Rattin

    Boca Juniors captain of the 1960s and one of the defining defensive midfielders of his era.
18. 18
    Sergio Aguero

    Independiente teenager who became South American Footballer of the Year before joining Atletico Madrid.

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