# Tomás Araújo or Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica 2024-25: who was the better Defender? | La Lente trivia

> Tomás Araújo or Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica 2024-25: who was the better Defender? The answer and the context, with La Lente data.

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Datos al: 2026-10-25
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## Tomás Araújo or Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica 2024-25: who was the better Defender?

Liga Portugal · 2024-25

| Stat | Tomás Araújo | Nicolás Otamendi |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 2321 | 2705 |
| Tackles per 90 | 2.68 | 1.83 |
| Duels won | 60 % | 71 % |
| Times dribbled past per 90 | 0.58 | 0.57 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.09 | 2.00 |

- Tomás Araújo
- Nicolás Otamendi

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Answer

Nicolás Otamendi: Defender S (percentile 100), against A (percentile 86) for Tomás Araújo. Tomás Araújo has more tackles per 90, but Nicolás Otamendi intercepts more and wins more duels.

Context

Tomás Araújo registered more tackles per 90 (2.68 to 1.83), but Nicolás Otamendi controlled the back line. Otamendi doubled his teammate's interceptions (2.00 to 1.09) and won 71% of his duels.

[Profile of Nicolás Otamendi →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/nicolas-otamendi-1822/) [Profile of Tomás Araújo →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/tomas-araujo-24065379/)

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