Batistuta's impressive career began with Newell's Old Boys, then had brief spells at River Plate and Boca Juniors before spending nine years at Italian side Fiorentina. There he became the club's ...

Having joined Porto from Argentine club River Plate—also a former club of Batistuta's—for a meagre €3.9 million in 2009, Falcao was valued at 10 times that amount when he moved to Spain and ...

Gabriel Batistuta: The Argentinian ' Lion ... River Plate, where he scored 17 ... Gabriel Batistuta stayed with the club and contributed heavily to its return to the top-flight league a year later.

Batistuta made his professional debut with Newell's Old Boys in 1989. He also spent six months with River Plate before moving to Boca Juniors, becoming one of the few players to play for the two ...

Batistuta was considered one of the most dangerous strikers during his career in Europe after periods with River Plate and Boca Juniors. He scored 245 goals for his clubs and 54 times for his country.

Former star Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina’s record goal scorer for the national team, says he once asked a doctor to amputate his legs to relieve intense pain in his ankles.

Gabriel Batistuta walked out of a love affair and into a marriage of convenience when he left Fiorentina for Roma. The darling of the Florence ‘tifosi’ quit the club, where a statue was ...