The midfielder trained at Unión Española made his debut in the First Division with Martín Palermo as coach, he is now in talks with the current president of Boca Juniors, who wants to take him to Argentina. Much earlier, when he had not yet been part of the first Hispanic casting team, he was on the verge of abandoning the activity.
Carlos Palacios hopes to be Colo Colo’s big weapon against River Plate in the Copa Libertadores. In Macul, the midfielder managed to show the level that led him to become a figure of Unión Española and that earned him a move to Internacional de Porto Alegre. Of course, he had to go the distance to shine. In Brazil, the footballer never managed to stand out, neither at Inter nor at Vasco. He played 59 games between the two institutions, scoring one goal and providing four assists. Figures to forget. His return to Chile has therefore been fruitful, whatever the point of view. He has returned to the national team and is wanted by Boca Juniors.
La Joya, the nickname she earned in Santa Laura, is 24 years old. 10 years ago, before turning professional, she was considering leaving football. “At 15, I had a teacher who didn’t like my style of play and I thought about quitting or doing it alone in the neighborhood. Sometimes he would leave me at the bank or not even make an appointment with me. I think the support of my family was important there. “They helped me stay calm” he revealed at the time.
His sporting origins were in Renca. There, as he said, he lived complex moments that took him away from the aspiration of becoming a footballer. His mother or the coaches he had at Unión Española had to straighten out the talented player’s career. “I was doing things I shouldn’t have, it’s true. I didn’t think much about football, but in the long run I knew that this path would lead me nowhere. I was learning. “I had the strength to believe,” he said.
While in the Plaza Chacabuco they were convinced that it was time, he made his debut in the First Division as one of the greatest promises of his career. It was Martín Palermo, the coach, who gave him the opportunity. The historic scorer of Boca Juniors placed him in some commitments during the 2018 season. However, his best version would come in 2020, with Ronald Fuentes on the Hispanic bench. The Huamachuco native was one of the best footballers in the 2020 National Championship, marked by the pandemic.
Two years of oblivion
In early 2021, Unión Española received an offer of almost $3 million for Palacios. After reflection with the midfielder himself, they let Inter leave Porto Alegre. That same year, Martín Lasarte took him to the Copa América hoping that he would become an important part of La Roja. However, in the Colorado club he never stood out and after his irregular participation in the team of everyone, he remained away from Juan Pinto Durán for several years. “I wasn’t 100% professional. I had other things on my mind,” he admitted when leaving the team where Elías Figueroa is an idol.
He went from Porto Alegre to Rio de Janeiro. Vasco da Gama was his second home in Brazil, but the experience was unforgettable. He had very little importance, despite his promotion to the Brasileirao. The year, outside of sport, was marked by the arrest he suffered in November 2022, after accusations of domestic violence by his ex-partner.
Roman calls him
Since he was little, Palacios identified with the game of Juan Román Riquelme. During his two years at Colo Colo, the idol and current president of Boca Juniors closely followed the career of the Independencia player. At the beginning of the current season and then in the middle of the season, the former midfielder tried to take him to the Xeneize team. Although the negotiation did not take place on either occasion, the Chilean acknowledges that he maintains contact with the former midfielder.
“I spoke with Roman, as always. Since January, I have had a very good relationship with him. He treated me very well, honestly. I don’t know what he sees in me… So nothing, I give him a hug. Let’s ask him (Riquelme) what he sees in me, so he can answer. Because here, they say they don’t know what sees me, they don’t know what finds me. I’m happy that the last “10” called me. “Talk to him, he helps me. I’m still very young, he helped me a lot, he advised me. We really talked about football,” he told TNT Sports in August.
Source: Latercera
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