What started out as a rumor, which was growing stronger with the passing of the days, was officially confirmed this Saturday: Martín Palermo returns to Argentine football to direct Platense. This was announced by Vicente López’s club on its social networks.
“Welcome to Platense, Martín Palermo”, reads the message that the Saavedra club dedicated to the coach, which will be presented this Monday at noon at the “Ciudad de Vicente López” stadium.
After a weak electoral campaign that has placed the Squid in the penultimate position of the Annual Table, the leaders have decided not to renew the contract of Omar De Felippe, Even if they recognized him “reached the goal of permanence outlined on arrival”.
The one chosen to replace him is Palermo, which is coming out of a good season Aldosives, qualified for the quarter-finals of the League Cup. After being beaten up by Racing in that case, and a few days before the start of the Professional League, the Titan has resigned from his position and has spent the last six months without working in football.
Quickly, a new opportunity appears again. Platense knocked on the door and said yes. So, he will lead his fourth team in Argentina.
Started Godoy Cruz, shortly after his retirement as a footballer, and had a good campaign. His team finished in seventh place, tied with the sixth who was Racing, but ended up arguing with the president Joseph Mansour.
Immediately after, he grabbed it Arsenal. He took charge of the current 2013-14 season, did well in 2014-15, qualifying his team for the qualifying phase of the South America Cup, but left Sarandi after starting the 2015 First Division Championship with only one win in the first nine dates.
Then before reaching Aldosives, He went through Chilean football and Pachuca from Mexico. His stay Spanish Union, club with which he finished second in the 2017 Transition Tournament, disputing the title inch by inch with Colo-Colo.
Platense will thus join a prominent name in Argentine football, after having terminated the contract of his main figure, Mauro Zarateafter the former Vélez showed up on social media to celebrate the Scudetto won by Boca.
Behind the scenes of the decision
The name of Palermo, a history of Argentine football, sounded to replace Gustavo Munúa Santa Fe Union and it always appears, even if it is a matter of mere journalistic indiscretions, in Boca’s plans. However, the Fool does not want to make hasty decisions.
“In this period from my departure from Aldosivi until today, towards the end of the tournament, some job opportunities have emerged”admitted in radio statements in early October.
“I took this time to find out about the transition to the World Cup and I didn’t want to hold out until the end of a championship. This possibility that there are no coaches is a possibility to be able to lead, “he added, while confirming that he had contact, for example, with the management of Newell’s, which ultimately moved towards the appointment of Gabriel Heinze.
At the same time, he assured “Likewise, you shouldn’t let a lot of time go by when you are out of work” and slipped on the fact that he doesn’t feel it’s time to go back to the Xeneize.
Source: Clarin
