Martín Palermo “almost came to blows” with a former River player | OneFootball

Martín Palermo is synonymous with greatness, not just at Boca. The top scorer of the Ribera club is respected by both his own and others, although that doesn't prevent conflicts, especially in his role as a coach. In this context, a former Xeneize player who switched sides revealed that he almost got into a fistfight with the Titan.

It's about Lucas Pratto. Martín Palermo was fundamental to the career of the player formed at Cambaceres. In 2004, the Bear arrived at Boca thanks to a recommendation from the Titan, who was already a respected figure at Xeneize, but he did not manage to debut in the First Division with the blue and gold jersey.

Palermo and Pratto at Olimpia.

His first minutes in the top division of Argentine football came with Tigre in the first loan during the 2007 season. Then he went to Lyn Oslo in 2008, to return to Boca the following year when his loan ended. However, he never found his place in Alfio Basile's squad and played two matches before ending his time at the club.

Although he passed without much success through the blue and gold institution, he will be remembered for having worn River's jersey years later. His path crossed again with Martín Palermo at Olimpia in Paraguay, when the Titan was in his role as a coach. Pratto was part of the squad that became champions in 2024, the first title for the Boca idol as a coach. They had known each other for years, but that didn't prevent them from clashing to the point of “almost coming to blows.”

“I have even had arguments with Martín Palermo, whom I adore. He is the most important person in my football career for everything he represented when I was young and for what he represented when I reached the First Division, he helped me a lot,” Pratto began explaining on Clank.

And he confessed: “I had him as a coach and we almost came to blows. We almost got into a fistfight.” Nevertheless, he assured that they always calmed down to reach an agreement. “Him respecting his way of being and me respecting mine. But we always reached an agreement or understood what was best for the club and for each of us,” he concluded.

Palermo.

Martín Palermo's Present as a Coach

The top scorer in Boca's history and one of the club's greatest idols is currently coaching Fortaleza in Brazil. After his last stint at Olimpia where he achieved his first title, he began his phase with the team that Xeneize faced in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.

The team from the capital of the state of Ceará sought out the Titan to save them from relegation, and that's what he is doing. Since taking the position, he has achieved several crucial victories in the fight to avoid descending to the second tier of Brazilian football. Thus, the Madman seeks to continue writing his history as a coach.

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