Martín Palermo
achieved his first victory as coach of
Olimpia
after defeating Guaraní 3-1 in the oldest classic of Paraguayan soccer in one of the matches on the seventh date of the Professional Division tournament.
The first joy of the historic
Boca Juniors
scorer at the command of the
Dean
came thanks to the double by
Carlos Espínol
and the goal by
Kevin Parzajuk
with assistance from the former Argentine forward, champion in River and Vélez,
Lucas Pratto
.
Palermo had 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, Titán arrived in Olimpia in mid-February to replace
Aureliano Torres
, who was directing on an interim basis 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 championship leader, Libertad, who will close the day this Monday, starting at 7:30 p.m., in the duel where they will play local before Tacuary.
Olimpia will seek to repeat history next Saturday and keep the three points again, when they host
Sportivo Luqueño
, starting at 8:30 p.m.
"I see a lot of dedication and commitment from the players in the short time we have been working," explained El Loco after the game, who aims to make his team - who will not compete in international competitions this year - grow more and more at the local level. to have real chances of winning the title.
"They themselves have an incentive to demonstrate what the team had on the field. We showed order, we were precise again and we scored the goals at the right time."
And he added: “There is a lot of dedication.”
Finally, Palermo expressed: "The team is coming together, finding a good connection and that is important. We must be strong and solid. I am angry perhaps because of the goal, but Guaraní was a dangerous team. In general terms, I think that "We played a great game."