Back in training after ankle injury, Argentina's Palacio longs for World Cup action
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Rodrigo Palacio celebrated his inclusion in Argentina's highly competitive World Cup squad by scoring a goal in a warm-up against Trinidad and Tobago.
Then he twisted his right ankle in the same match, and his World Cup appeared to be over before it had started.
Now the 32-year-old Inter Milan striker is training with the team again, and dreaming of getting another chance of representing Argentina on the big stage.
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Palacio said Tuesday he knows the top choices in the attack are Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain and Lionel Messi, "but I'm ready in case the coach needs me, perhaps for a change of tactics."
In the 2006 World Cup, Palacio came on as a substitute in Argentina's opener against Ivory Coast. He hasn't seen any World Cup action since then.