Diego Martínez no longer manager at Cerro Porteño | OneFootball

Argentine coach Diego Martínez, who had last managed Boca in 2024, was dismissed by Cerro Porteño, which announced his departure in a statement early Thursday morning and thanked him for “the commitment and dedication shown from day one.”

The decision was hastened after the draw against Atlético Tembetary and the previous loss to Juan Caballero, results that deepened the wear and tear of his tenure. The Argentine coach had taken over on December 11, 2024, with the intention of competing for the Paraguayan championship and advancing in the Libertadores. Months earlier, at the end of September, he had left Boca.

In his experience in Paraguay, his first abroad, he did not meet the objectives: the team was eliminated in the round of 16 by Estudiantes de La Plata and was also unable to win a local trophy.

In total, the former coach of Tigre, Huracán, and Estudiantes de Buenos Aires managed 47 matches, with a record of 24 wins, 12 draws, and 11 losses. Of those, 34 were in the local tournament, 12 in the Copa Libertadores, and one in the Copa Paraguay.

It is worth noting that the fans’ discontent with the 46-year-old coach had been brewing for some time, as at the end of August, objects were thrown at him and the players after the loss to Sportivo Trinidense in the Paraguayan Clausura Tournament.

The departure was confirmed just hours after his assistant, Adrián González, tried to publicly support him: “Diego Martínez and his coaching staff have a lot of strength to continue. Did you see the players today? They played for the badge and for the people.” Nevertheless, the board decided to end the project.

With the coach out, the Paraguayan team will have to quickly decide who the next manager will be. The professional squad will be temporarily led by Jorge Achucarro, who will take charge on an interim basis while a replacement is found.

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