Palacio said goodbye to football and shone in his debut as a basketball player

In 2002, Rodrigo Palacio was first introduced to the Argentine football community wearing the Huracán shirt, followed by Banfield’s experience and starting with Boca Juniors, only to move to the Campionato and honor it like few by appearing in consecutive Genoa . Inter, Bologna and Brescia.

With his contract at Brescia expiring on June 30, the now 40-year-old striker has decided to retire and announced it on Monday (26/09), but it’s likely his relationship with the sport will remain for a very long time. closely for some time.

And that’s because he took off his football boots, but he didn’t leave the field too far. The South American recently made his debut in a Serie D basketball game wearing the jersey of Polisportiva Garegnano, a Milan-based team.

A debut that did not go unnoticed as the Lombards shared their narrow defeat to Malaspina through their social media accounts, but underlined that Palacio was the protagonist and scored 14 points.

It remains to be seen whether he was “sweetened” by his performance and stayed on the court or was just a guest star who wanted to say goodbye to the world of football with a delicious basketball dessert.