STUANI EQUALED SALINAS


Stuani, La Liga’s joint-top scorer as a substitute

Cristhian Stuani (picture), coming on from bench, scored for Girona against Barcelona (1-4) in a Spanish League match on 15 September. The goal was the Uruguayan striker's 28th as a substitute in his La Liga career. 
Thus, he equaled the league record in this category, held by Julio Salinas, who played from 1982 to 2000.
Only one step behind the co-record holders is Lionel Messi, who was rarely used as a sub in Barcelona, ​​but still managed to score 27 such goals.
We present a ranking of the players who have scored the most “bench” goals.
Here GS means goals as a substitute, MS - matches as a substitute, GT - total league goals.

 LA      LIGAMOST GOALSAS   ASUBSTITUTE  
       
 PlayerNationalityGSPeriodMSGT
       
1Julio Salinas Spain281982-2000112152
2Cristhian StuaniUruguay282010-122102
3Lionel MessiArgentina272004-202156474
4Óscar de PaulaSpain271995-200614457
5Álvaro MorataSpain232010-20247671
6Walter PandianiUruguay232000-201212583
7Manu SarabiaSpain221977-199111586
8Ángel CorreaArgentina222015-14565