The Union Students of La Plata announced the continuity of the coach on Monday evening Eduardo Dominguez until December 2027, after negotiations lasting several days Juan Sebastian VeronPresident of the company.
“Eduardo Domínguez extended his contract with Estudiantes for two seasons and will continue to lead the team after a historic cycle with five titles won and new challenges at local and international level,” the club announced in an official statement.
The 47-year-old Domínguez decided to sign and thus extend his bond with Pincha in search of the Copa Libertadores 2026, having recently won the Clausura tournament, where he beat Racing in the final, and the Champions Trophy, where he defeated Platense.
Even the renewal, beyond the successes achieved in recent weeks, was not assured, as there were rumors of disagreements between the coach and president Verón, who expressed a few weeks ago: “We will sit down with Eduardo to talk. We had an advance and agreed to sit down again to see how we can continue. There are important challenges ahead of us and that requires a lot of hours and motivation. The club wants Eduardo to continue.” What is concrete is that both parties have clarified the situation and the extension of Domínguez’s cycle for two more years has been agreed.
Since arriving at the club in March 2023, Eduardo Domínguez has led Estudiantes in 157 games, with a record of 71 wins, 41 draws and 45 losses.
Following the contract extension, Domínguez will begin preseason with the La Plata team and will need to strengthen the team for 2026 as Santiago Ascacibar and Cristian Medina, two key figures in his plan, are almost certain to leave.
In fact, Verón expected a budget cut and remarked on the departure of Ascacibar: “I would do the same as Boca or River if the economy gave me it. We want to keep the Russian, but he gives us skin to a certain point. That is not possible: “Let’s hope that later he wants to end his career at the club.”
But Domínguez understood the club’s need to sell some players to balance finances, he accepted that even more players could leave, but at the same time he put in the foreground the desire to continue a sporting project that has already left an important mark at Pincha and to work side by side with the management to find the best possible replacements for a year full of activity.
In 2026, Estudiantes will participate in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Argentine Cup, but will also compete for several titles such as the Argentine Super Cup, the International Super Cup and the Cup Winners’ Cup. El Barba, as the technical director is known, will therefore look to add to his list of achievements, which includes the 2023 Argentine Cup, the 2024 League Cup, the 2025 Clausura and the 2024 and 2025 Champions Trophies. León’s preseason is scheduled to begin on January 5th at the City Bell site.
“Five titles and the passionate desire to strive for more. We still have a long way to go, Eduardo,” emphasized Estudiantes in his networks, emphasizing the continuity of the coach, who is one step away from catching up with the unforgettable Osvaldo Zubeldía in the number of titles achieved.
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