Ex-Inter Milan: Rodrigo Palacio ends his career at the age of 40

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Now plays basketball in Italy

Argentina’s 27-time international and runner-up in the 2014 World Cup, Rodrigo Palacio, has retired. In addition to several Argentine media such as “TyC Sports” and “ESPNCA Banfield, a former club of the 40-year-old forward who has no official social media channels, also confirmed the decision on Monday.

Palacio played for Italian second division club Brescia Calcio last season, for whom he contributed six goals and four assists in 33 games including the promotion playoffs. The attacker, known for his thin braid, still lives in Italy and is now apparently pursuing another hobby: According to the Editing by Gianluca Di Marzio Palacio, 1.76 meters tall, made his debut in the Lombard Serie D for the Garegnano basketball team at the weekend.

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Most of the games Palacio completed as a professional footballer for Boca Juniors, for which he contributed 82 goals and 35 assists in 182 games between 2005 and 2009. In 2005 he won the Copa Sudamericana with the top club from Buenos Aires, in 2007 the Copa Libertadores and between 2006 and 2009 three championships.

In 2009, Palacio moved to Italy to join Genoa CFC, who, after three very successful years – in 2011/12 the attacker scored his personal best in terms of goals per season with 19 Serie A goals – sold him to Inter Milan for €10.5m delivered. During this time, Palacio did not win any titles with the Nerazzurri, but was consistently one of the top strikers in the league. Four years at FC Bologna between 2017 and 2021 completed his Serie A time, during which he had 93 goals and 67 assists in 357 games. In total, 13 other foreign professionals have played more frequently in the Italian top flight than Palacio, with only two Argentines being Néstor Sensini (383) and record holder Javier Zanetti (615).

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