Apparatus and method for packaging a product

An apparatus for packaging a product arranged on a support, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame,
• a conveyor engaged to the frame and configured to move one or more supports along a pre-set advancement path,
• a packaging station configured to:
• receive a support at a respective positioning seat, the support comprising a base wall,
• receive a portion of a film above the support so that, between the support and the film portion, a reception volume is defined for the product,
• sealingly constrain the film portion to the support,
• the packaging station comprising a penetrating tool being configured to be arranged in at least one advanced position in which a part of the tool crosses the base wall or a lateral wall of a support arranged in the positioning seat, accessing the reception volume,
• wherein the penetrating tool has at least one first through opening and at least one second through opening distinct and separate from each other,
• and wherein the penetrating tool is configured to have, at the advanced position:
• the first through opening arranged at least partly in the reception volume, beyond the base wall or beyond the lateral wall,
• characterized by the fact that the penetrating tool is configured to have, at the advanced position, the second through opening arranged astride the base wall or the lateral wall.