Rodrigo Battaglia

Rodrigo Andres Battaglia (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo βaˈtaɣlja];Italian: [roˈdriːɡo batˈtaʎʎa]; born 12 July 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca, on loan from Sporting CP.

Club Career

Battaglia spent time in the youth divisions of Velez Sarsfield and Almagro before joining Huracan. He made his professional debut aged 19 as a substitute in a 3–0 away defeat to Racing Club in the Primera Division on 2 October 2010. His first goal for the club came on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 win against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.

In January 2014, Battaglia joined S.C. Braga in Portugal, playing 26 games for the club with loan spells in the middle at fellow Primeira Liga sides Moreirense and Chaves, and at his homeland club Rosario Central.

On 15 May 2018, Battaglia and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.

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