Edinson Cavani top scorer in Coupe de la Ligue
With the opening goal in the 2-1 win over Orléans on Tuesday, Edinson Cavani pulled level with Pedro Miguel Pauleta as the Coupe de la Ligue's all-time leading scorer.
The Uruguay international netted his 15th goal in the competition since his arrival in Paris to move level with the Portuguese forward, who scored ten times for Paris Saint-Germain and five goals for Bordeaux.
Coupe de la Ligue all-time leading scorers
1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), Pedro Miguel Pauleta (Bordeaux, Paris Saint-Germain): 15 goals
3. Stéphane Guivarc'h (Guingamp, Auxerre, Rennes): 14 goals
4. Lilian Compan (Cannes, Créteil, Saint-Étienne, Montpellier): 13 goals
5. Sonny Anderson (Monaco, Lyon): 12 goals
6. Grégory Thil (Beauvais, Boulogne/Mer, Dijon, Châteauroux): 11 goals
7. Bafetimbi Gomis (Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Marseille), Peguy Luyindula (Strasbourg, Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain): 10 goals
9. Brandão (Marseille, Saint-Étienne), Cédric Fauré (Guingamp, Le Mans, Reims, Le Havre): 9 goals
🔝 @ECavaniOfficial 🇺🇾 égale le record de #Pauleta 🇵🇹 !
— Coupe de la Ligue BKT (@CoupeLigueBKT) December 18, 2018
En seulement 16 matchs de @CoupeLigueBKT, El Matador a déjà inscrit 15 buts dans cette compétition 👏👏 #USOPSG pic.twitter.com/lyr39uGcrM