Rodrigo Palacio

Rodrigo Sebastian Palacio Alcalde (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo paˈlasjo]; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Brescia. He is the son of Jose Ramon Palacio, a historic player of Club Olimpo during the 1980s. Palacio holds a Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player. At international level, Palacio has represented the Argentina national team at two FIFA World Cups and a Copa America, winning runner-up medals at the 2014 World Cup and the 2007 Copa America.

Beyond his qualities as a footballer, Palacio is also known for his strange rattail braid hairstyle.

Club Career

Boca Juniors

In the 2005 Copa Sudamericana, which Boca won, Palacio scored a hat trick in the quarter finals against Sport Club Internacional on 10 November 2005 which ended 4–1. He also scored the opening goal in the first leg of the finals against Pumas UNAM, contributing greatly to Boca's championship. Palacio was the third top scorer with 5 goals, behind Bruno Marioni and Jorge Quinteros.

In the 2006 Recopa Sudamericana, Palacio scored two goals in the first leg and one in the second leg to help Boca beat Sao Paulo and win their third Recopa.

On 26 April 2007, Palacio scored two goals in a 7–0 demolishing of Club Bolivar in the 2007 Copa Libertadores. On 24 May 2007, he scored the last goal in a 2–0 win over Club Libertad in the quarter-finals. Palacio also scored the opening goal of the finals 1st leg against Gremio, which ended in a 5–0 aggregate win for Boca (2–0 and 3–0).

In December 2007, Palacio participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, playing in Boca Juniors' 1–0 victory over Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel on 12 December. On 16 December, he would score an equalizer to make the score 1–1 against Milan, as the Italian side eventually won 4–2. Palacio earned the Bronze Ball trophy in the tournament, being ranked as the third best player behind Milan players Clarence Seedorf and Kaka res

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