Arsenio Pastor Erico Martínez was a Paraguayan football striker. He is the all-time highest goalscorer in the Argentine first division with 295 goals. Previously it had been affirmed that Erico's record was 293 goals, sharing the record with Ángel Labruna. All the goals in Erico's career in Primera División were scored playing for Independiente. Erico is also considered the best Paraguayan footballer of all time and for some is the best player in history, including Alfredo Di Stéfano. A striker noted for his technique, finishing and aerial ability, Erico was regarded one of the finest players of the 1930s and one of greatest players to have played in the Argentinean league.
Erico covered on El Gráfico in 1934.
Erico heading the ball in a match against River Plate, 1935
An elderly Erico (right) with then Argentine league topscorer Héctor Scotta in 1975
Erico during his last years in Independiente
Ángel Amadeo Labruna was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of Primera División after Paraguayan Arsenio Erico. Labruna was also part of the celebrated River Plate offense, nicknamed La Máquina, and he was considered one of the best South-American footballers of his generation. In his career, Labruna scored 564 goals.
Labruna in 1940
Labruna entering to La Bombonera with Sívori in 1955. He is the all-time top scorer of the Superclásico.
La Máquina of 1941: Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera, Labruna and Loustau
Félix Loustau, Walter Gómez and Ángel Labruna, the strikers of River Plate in 1952