page_title: Lucas Pratto
hierarchical_section_title: Lucas Pratto
caption_attribution_description: Español: Palestino v River Plate, Estadio Monumental, Macul, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.
context_page_description: Lucas David Pratto is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate as a striker.
  He has been described as possessing unusual technique and ball control for a player of strong physique. Pratto's first professional club was Boca Juniors, by whom he was loaned to Argentine sides Tigre and Unión, Norway's Lyn Fotball and Chile's Universidad Católica. He then made a permanent move to Italian club Genoa, before returning to his native country to play for Vélez Sarsfield, first on loan and then permanently. Pratto then moved to Brazil, playing two years for Atlético Mineiro before joining Club Atlético River Plate. In 2014, while playing for Vélez, he was elected Footballer of the Year of Argentina.
  Pratto has been capped at international level for Argentina.
context_section_description: Lucas David Pratto ([ˈlukas daˈβið ˈpɾato]; born 4 June 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate as a striker.
  He has been described as possessing unusual technique and ball control for a player of strong physique. Pratto's first professional club was Boca Juniors, by whom he was loaned to Argentine sides Tigre and Unión, Norway's Lyn Fotball and Chile's Universidad Católica. He then made a permanent move to Italian club Genoa, before returning to his native country to play for Vélez Sarsfield, first on loan and then permanently. Pratto then moved to Brazil, playing two years for Atlético Mineiro before joining Club Atlético River Plate. In 2014, while playing for Vélez, he was elected Footballer of the Year of Argentina.
  Pratto has been capped at international level for Argentina.
caption: Pratto with River Plate  in 2018
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