Neither Benzema nor Lewandoski!! The first leaders of the scorers table are Morata (Atleti) and Baena (Villarreal) with their doubles in J1
The Frenchman from Madrid, current Pichichi, and the Pole from Barça, winner of the Golden Boot in the last two campaigns, have not yet been released
The fight for the Pichichi 2022-2023 trophy, the prize for the top scorer of Santander League, seems destined to be a heads up between the French Karim Benzema, who got it last season, and the new striker Barca, Robert Lewandowski. The particular duel that both strikers played in the 2021-2022 campaign for the European Golden Boot has been transferred to the Spanish championship, with the transfer of the Polish footballer from Bayern to the Catalan club.
Although the madridista won the award for best LaLiga scorer with authority with 27 targetsten more than his closest pursuers, Lewandowski He was the one who won the continental award for the second consecutive season. The 35 goals helped him win ahead of Mbappe (28) and Benzemawhich was what happened in the winners of the Pichichi award to Leo Messi, who won the previous five consecutively, for a total of eight awards.
But neither of the two big favorites found the net on Matchday 1, and the table is led by two unexpected players: Alvaro Morata (Athletes) and Alex Baena (Villarreal), both with two goals. The rojiblanco had appeared in many transfer rumors during the summer, while the young man from Almería, only 21 years old, showed what he was aiming for after his brilliant preseason, scoring his brace in just 27 minutes.
PICHICHI CLASSIFICATION 2022-23
- Alex BAENA (Villarreal) 2
- Álvaro MORATA (Atletico Madrid) 2
- Rafa MIR (Seville) 1
- Carlos SOLER (Valencia) 1
- Chimy AVILA (Osauna) 1
- Rafa MIR (Seville) 1
- AIMAR Oroz (Osasuna) 1
- Take KUBO (Royal Society) 1
- Lucas VAZQUEZ (Real Madrid) 1
- David ALABA (Real Madrid) 1
- JOSELU MATO (Spanish) 1
- Iago ASPAS (Celtic) 1
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