Messi’s former team-mate rose to prominence in the Boca Juniors shirt with eight titles with the club, in 2009 Rodrigo Palacio moved to Genoa and became a highlight of Serie A. Especially in the 2011-2012 season, Palacio scored 19 goals, the most Genoa. It was the luggage that helped him move to Inter Milan under a contract worth nearly 12 million USD.
Rodrigo Palacio in the colors of the Argentina national team
This is the club where Palacio plays most successfully with 58 goals in 169 matches. He then moved to Bologna and stayed until May 2021. Palacio’s last stop was Brescia. Here, he scored 6 goals in 32 games before leaving this past summer.
Surprisingly, Rodrigo Palacio has just signed with Polisportiva Garegnano, a basketball club in the Italian fourth division. The former player who was Lionel Messi’s teammate at the 2014 World Cup had his first professional basketball game against rival Basket Trezzano, Palacio played in the last few minutes and scored 4 points.
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On the football field, he was a striker and after switching to basketball, Palacio played as a defender. In the previous practice match, the rookie crossed the Palacio yard also impressed when he scored 14 points.
Rodrigo Palacio (4) after the basketball game against Basket Trezzano
During his 20-year football career, Palacio played 607 official matches and scored 177 goals. He made 27 appearances for Argentina and scored 3 goals. The former 1m76 tall player represented the Argentina national team along with Messi to compete in the 2014 World Cup and 2007 Copa America.
