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Rodrigo Palacio is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on February 5, 1982 in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. He joined Maxi Rodriguez on the Argentine national team in 2005.

Under new Argentina coach Alfio Basile, Palacio was selected for the 2007 Copa América and given the shirt number 7. He played his first match in this tournament in the team’s last match in Group C against Paraguay, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory at the Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara. Argentina finished as group winners, beating the United States, Colombia and Paraguay. He made his second appearance after playing the last 12 minutes in a 3–0 win against Mexico, securing Argentina’s place in the semi-finals of the tournament. In the final, he was an unused substitute as Argentina lost 3–0 to rivals Brazil.

On 15 June 2008, more than three years after his debut with Argentina, Palacio scored his first goal for his country via equalizer in the 93rd minute in a 1–1 draw against Ecuador for the round 5 of 2010 World Cup qualification. He played only two matches in 2008, and did not play any minute for the national team during 2009 and 2010, meaning that he was not included in the squad for the 2010 World Cup by coach Diego Maradona.

He was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

He scored 54 goals in 131 appearances for the Boca Juniors between 2005 and 2009.

Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo paˈlasjo] ; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bologna. He is the son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player of Olimpo de Bahia Blanca 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 América, winning runners-up medals at the 2014 World Cup and the 2007 Copa América.