10 South American players with the most Serie A goals

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Gonzalo Higuain is one of the most prolific South American goal-scorers in the Serie A.
Gonzalo Higuain is one of the most prolific South American goal-scorers in the Serie A.

#3 Hernan Crespo (Argentina) - 153 Serie A goals

Hernan Crespo
Hernan Crespo

During a glorious 15-season stint in the Serie A, Hernan Crespo turned out for five different clubs.

Although he had his most prolific Serie A campaign with Lazio in 2000-01, scoring 26 goals to win the Capocannonieri award, it was with Inter Milan where he won the Serie A title.

He scored only 27 Serie A goals in four seasons with the Nerazzurri but won a trio of titles in the competition (2006-07 to 2008-09). Crespo scored his 153rd and final Serie A goal for his first Italian club Parma.


#2 Luis Vinicio (Brazil) - 155 goals

Luis Vinicio
Luis Vinicio

Luis Vinicio is the most prolific Brazilian goal-scorer in the history of the Serie A. He had a productive decade-long stint in the competition with four different clubs in the late 50s and early 60s.

After scoring 69 Serie A goals in five seasons with Napoli, the Brazilian forward enjoyed moderate success with Bologna before flourishing in his next stint.

In four seasons with Vicenza Virtus (now a Serie B club), Vinicio scored 61 Serie A goals, with his best campaign in the competition being a 25-goal outing in the 1965-66 season.


#1 Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) - 183 goals

Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Batistuta is the most prolific South American goal-scorer in Serie A history.

With 183 goals in 318 games, the Argentine centre-forward stands 12th in the all-time Serie A goal-scoring list.

Nicknamed 'Batigol' for his keen eye for goal, Batistuta was one of the iconic strikers in the Serie A in the 1990s. In his 12-season stint in the Serie A, eight of whom were for AS Roma, Batistuta tallied double-digit goals in all but three of his campaigns.

His 26-goal tally in the 1994-95 Serie A season won him the Capocannoniere award, while his only title in the competition came with AS Roma in 2000-01.

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