Overview
- Palermo signed a contract through December 2025 with an option to extend through the following season.
- He is set to debut on September 13 at Arena Castelão against Vitória in the Brasileirão's 23rd round.
- Fortaleza sits near the bottom with 15 points, seeking immediate improvement to avoid the drop.
- The new staff includes assistants Diego Cagna and Cristian Damián Leyes, fitness coaches Gastón Mendoza and Esteban Herrera, and analyst Renato Cornejo.
- He replaces Renato Paiva after a 10-match stint that featured a Libertadores round-of-16 exit to Vélez and marks his first coaching job in Brazilian football, fitting a broader influx of Argentine managers.