2019 Season: Sporting Cristal suffers the departure of Gabriel Costa to Colo Colo

In the 2019 season, Sporting Cristal suffered the departure of Gabriel Costa to Colo Colo, a key player in their starting lineup. For this reason, the club made an effort and signed this Uruguayan forward who comes from shining with a goal for Universidad de Chile in the National Championship.

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Cristian Palacios: The Hero of Sporting Cristal

We are referring to Cristian Palacios, an attacker who was the hero of the last match against Unión Española in the Chilean National Championship. There is no doubt that scoring goals continues to be one of the main strengths of this forward who once had a standout performance with the celeste team.

'Chorri', as he is also known, was one of the main attacking references for Colombian strategist Alexis Mendoza, who led the celeste squad.

Cristian Palacios and his stats with Sporting Cristal

Since his time in the 2019 season with Sporting Cristal, Cristian Palacios has played 33 matches, providing no assists but scoring on 14 occasions.

Cristian Palacios: What is his market value?

According to the portal Transfermarkt, Cristian Palacios is valued at 800,000 euros at the age of 32. However, he reached his highest value (1.25 million euros) precisely when he was part of the rimense squad.