The image has become a classic in the Bombonera. To each goal becomes Martin Palermo, the former treasurer and current head of marketing for Boca, Orlando Salvestrini, cross fibrón with a smaller number on a banner hanging in the VIP box with the very "American" title "Countdown Palermo "(" The Palermo Countdown "), in an alleged attempt to reflect the amount of many who allegedly missing from the" Crazy "to achieve top scorer in the history of the club to Francisco Varallo.
Now, is it really Palermo Varallo four goals as the flag would have us believe? The answer is as simple as convincing: not. And, of course, have a clear explanation.
is no coincidence, indeed, that the man is fibrón marketing specialist, in charge of both the management company created by Macri to operate and control the merchandising of the club (Boca Grows SA) and actions social marketing Boca exercised through its Department of partners.
And is that such "functions" are closely related Salvestrini which represents a "campaign" that, far from trying to accurately reflect a fact historical, not intended more to promote the current figure "nine" as a Boca pure, plain and simple marketing strategy .
The truth, indeed, is very different from that pretends Salvestrini: Palermo is not Varallo four goals, but at 18 . But, moreover, even reaching the big "little cannon" of the 30s will not be the top scorer of the institution , a record that is held by Robert "Cabecita Golden Cherro with 221 converted many between 1926 and 1938. Second
and does appear in that order Varallo, who accumulated 194 goals scored between 1931 and 1939 . And third but Palermo is not Sunday Tarasconi , who scored much less than officially a "little cannon" (193) between 1922 and 1931.
happens that, against what they believe or pretend to believe some investigative laziness, ignorance or simple promotional effort, the history of Argentine soccer skills of a "official", and that they should therefore be taken in any statistic claims to be full- not start in 1931 with the start of the professional era, but much earlier . More precisely, at the beginning of the last decade of the nineteenth century, with the start of the amateur championships organized by the first associations that preceded the current AFA.
say otherwise would be as wrong as saying that the country's history begins with the Constituent Assembly of 1853, to cite a historical date someone who, at best, would mark the culmination of a process and the beginning of another in a much larger course started earlier.
So if take into account only the professional era, statistics must be accompanied by corresponding clarification either in the title, statement or in a separate text, and do not claim to reflect "history" in general of a club or of Argentine football.
However, in the event that sought to determine what was the top scorer for Boca in the professional era, and therefore should always be clarified in the case of Palermo / Varallo if not mentioned Tarasconi Cherro and equally the current front "xeneize" would not be to the six goals that they say he needs to reach Varallo as the club's leading scorer in that period, but, as already stated, 20. At least, if what is to be taken into account is, as they say, the goals scored by each other in contests "official."
The explanation is that as in this case to Palermo not only assigned the 144 goals he scored in contests of First Division of the AFA with the Boca jersey but also the 30 he made in international tournaments like the Copa Libertadores, Intercontinental and South America, the 180 that Varallo scored for Boca in regular competitions First - and hence it computes Salvestrini- should join them the 14 that became the "auriazul" in other domestic tournaments like the Copa Competition Honor Beccar Cup and the Copa Adrián Varela Escobar , also official since they were organized and validated by national associations existing at that time in Argentina.
other words, to that of promoting the current figure of Boca striker, measured with two rods or different criteria it done for him and also by the La Plata "little cannon", which undoubtedly represents a great injustice and something unacceptable in any statistical work . Especially when at the time of Varallo there were no multiple international competitions these days, which allow a player to play more games officers who were playing the 30s.
For the same reason, even as fair in this case would be to avoid taking into account other events besides the regular tournaments for the first division of the AFA or predecessors, an approach which would ensure a much fairer measure because the amount of times they played each other annually for such championships is not very different input or favor any of them. It is recalled that in that case Palermo accumulate 144 points in total with the team "Boca Juniors", while the 180 Varallo keep all assigned.
In fact also seen in other tournaments "official" yes, the least that can be asked is that to respond effectively to all parties such Varallo played by Palermo and in addition to the traditional home for the pageant, and not only those who played Boca striker today as it does Salvestrini.
To be serious, precise and just, in short, all statistics should be made criterion. And that involves not only be clear the selected parameter, stating it correctly and be consistent with that choice, but also from playing allowing comparisons do justice case, without passion and taking into account the important thing ever is or should be the statistic itself, but what the statistics should reflect more than occasional taste or convenience.
