Martín Palermo and his first big smile as coach of Olimpia

Martin Palermo achieved his first victory as a coach Olympiad after defeating Guaranín 3-1 in the oldest classic of Paraguayan football in one of the matches of the seventh date of the Professional Division tournament.

The first joy of the historic goalscorer Boca Juniors at the command of Dean of came thanks to the double of Carlos Espinoloh for the purpose Kevin Parzajuk with the help of the former striker of the Argentine champion in River and Vélez, Lucas Pratto.

Palermo made his debut on the Olimpia bench last night during the Paraguayan Superclásico against Cerro Porteño, where he managed to emerge victorious after a 1-1 draw.

After passing through Platense, Titan arrived at Olympia in mid-February to replace her Aureliano Torreswho led temporarily after the departure of Carlos Chiqui Arce.

With this victory, the Asunción team climbed to seventh place in the standings and was four points behind the current leader of the championship, Libertad, who will close the day this Monday, starting at 19:30, in the duel where they will play the locals first. Tacuary.

Olimpia will look to repeat history next Saturday and keep the three points again, when they get it Sportivo Luqueñofrom 20:30.

“I see a lot of commitment and dedication from the players in the short time we have been working,” explained El Loco after the match, who aims to see his team – which will not compete in international competitions this year – continue to grow. more. at the local level. to have a real chance to win the title.

“They themselves have an incentive to demonstrate what the team had on the pitch. We showed order, were precise again and scored the goals at the right time.” And he added: “There’s a lot of commitment.”

Finally, Palermo said: “The team is coming together, finding a good bond and that’s important. We have to be strong and strong. I’m angry maybe because of the goal, but Guarani was a team dangerous. Overall, I think, “We played a great game.”