Overview
- Diario Uno and other local outlets report that Palermo was presented and signed to lead Platense, replacing Walter Zunino.
- Club officials first contacted Gustavo Costas but moved quickly into negotiations with Palermo after Costas declined the offer.
- Palermo arrives with a coaching staff that includes assistants Diego Cagna and Damián Leyes and physical trainers Gastón Mendoza and Esteban Herrera.
- He is expected to take charge immediately to prepare Platense for its upcoming Copa Libertadores round‑of‑16 matches while the team also competes in the domestic league and Copa Argentina.
- Palermo returns having led Platense in 2023 to the Copa de la Liga final and brings recent experience at Olimpia and as a World Cup commentator, raising expectations and short‑term pressure to advance in continental competition.