In the early morning of February 24, Beijing time, in a contest in the 25th round of the 2021-22 Serie B season, Brescia defeated Ascoli 2-0 at home, and the 40-year-old Argentine striker Palacio arranged these two goals.
In the first half of the match, teammates sent a straight plug, Palacio stepped forward at the right time, the ball arrived, and the Argentine veteran broke with a right foot inside the penalty area.
In the second half, Palacio scored the ball inside the penalty area and then turned and broke with his left foot to seal the victory for Brescia.
After the win in this round, Inzaghi's Brescia finished at the top of the Serie B table with 13 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats and 47 points.
Lecce, Cremona and Pisa, who have accumulated 46 points, are in second to fourth place in the standings. According to the rules, after all 38 rounds, the top two teams in the Serie B table will be directly promoted to Serie A, and from the current situation, the competition for two direct promotions to Serie A places this season is quite fierce.
In the Brescia squad, Palacio is not an absolute main player in the front line, he has made 24 Serie B appearances this season, only 9 are starting appearances, and in a total of 1052 minutes of playing time, the veteran has scored five goals.
Palacio, who became famous from Boca Youth, joined Genoa in 2009 when he came to the top five leagues in Europe. Like many Argentines, Palacio quickly adapted to the rhythms of Serie A, scoring 19 goals in the 2011-12 Serie A season before moving from Genoa to Inter Milan. During his time at Inter, Palacio was at his best in 2013-14, scoring 17 goals in Serie A that season.
After five seasons for Inter, Palacio then played four seasons at Bologna.
As he grew older, Palacio's form inevitably declined, but in May 2021, he still scored a hat-trick in Serie A. It was a match in the 34th round of Serie A in 2020-21, bologna played at home to Fiorentina, and after falling behind three times, Bologna stubbornly equalized three times, and finally the two teams drew 3-3.
In that match, receiving three assists from teammate Vignato, Palacio scored a hat-trick. Palacio was 39 years old at the time, and as a result he set a new Serie A record: becoming the oldest player to score a hat-trick in Serie A. The original record holder was Serie A all-time goalscorer Piola, who held the record for 71 years before being broken by Palacio.
Let's review the 3 collaborations between Vignato and Palacio:
Goal 1: Junior Vignatoneche sent a cross and Palacio fired a low shot inside the penalty area.
Goal 2: Vignato started from the right and Pallasio headed inside the penalty area.
Goal 3: Vignato sent a straight pass from outside the penalty area, and Palacio pushed and completed the hat-trick.
After 12 seasons in Serie A, Palacio travelled to Serie B in the summer of 2021 to join Inzaghi's Brescia to continue playing in Italian football.
The 40-year-old Argentine veteran, still with his trademark braids, is still looking for scoring opportunities in the penalty area and still helping the team with goals.