Who is the best player in Argentine Primera Division history?

By YPB Team
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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!

Diego Maradona - ranking option ranked #1

Diego Maradona

Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors idol whose 1981 Metropolitano title with Boca remains legendary.

1/18
Alfredo Di Stefano - ranking option ranked #2

Alfredo Di Stefano

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

2/18
Juan Roman Riquelme - ranking option ranked #3

Juan Roman Riquelme

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

3/18
Daniel Passarella - ranking option ranked #4

Daniel Passarella

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

4/18
Mario Kempes - ranking option ranked #5

Mario Kempes

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

5/18
Carlos Tevez - ranking option ranked #6

Carlos Tevez

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

6/18
Gabriel Batistuta - ranking option ranked #7

Gabriel Batistuta

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

7/18
Hernan Crespo - ranking option ranked #8

Hernan Crespo

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

8/18
Enzo Francescoli - ranking option ranked #9

Enzo Francescoli

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

9/18
Marcelo Gallardo - ranking option ranked #10

Marcelo Gallardo

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

10/18
Ariel Ortega - ranking option ranked #11

Ariel Ortega

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

11/18
Martin Palermo - ranking option ranked #12

Martin Palermo

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

12/18
Roberto Sensini - ranking option ranked #13

Roberto Sensini

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

13/18
Norberto Alonso - ranking option ranked #14

Norberto Alonso

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

14/18
Ricardo Bochini - ranking option ranked #15

Ricardo Bochini

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

15/18
Ubaldo Fillol - ranking option ranked #16

Ubaldo Fillol

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

16/18
Antonio Rattin - ranking option ranked #17

Antonio Rattin

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

17/18
Sergio Aguero - ranking option ranked #18

Sergio Aguero

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

18/18

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