Central rosary had surprised with the news of the end of the cycle for Ariel Holan, but this Monday it happened with the official announcement of the discontinuation of Jorge Almiron. The team that won the annual table in 2025 was eliminated in the playoffs in both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, so the leader was looking for an alternative for 2026.
The news was confirmed this Monday just before 7 p.m. when the rogue club announced that it had reached an agreement with the former Boca coach that would reach the final of the 2023 Copa Libertadores, even if he failed to win it: he lost 1-2 to Fluminense at the Maracana. Almirón’s cycle had not been positive in La Ribera, but he played heavily with the card of having reached the only final in Brazil for the most important international competition in South America.
The non-renewal of Holan’s contract was also due to differences with those in charge regarding the transfer market that is about to begin, especially in the composition of the squad that will have to face the great challenge of being the protagonist of the 2026 Copa Libertadores. However, a surprising decision Disagreements over how to approach the football project For the next season, in which the fronts will be multiple, between the Libertadores, the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, the Argentine Cup… they have promoted the renewal of the connection, which ends on December 31st.
“The parties decided today (last Thursday) toend the relationship that expired at the end of the year by mutual agreement and on good terms. Profe, thanks for the title, your name is already part of Central’s history. “The doors of the club remain open forever,” was the message on social networks with which the institution announced that the cycle would not be extended. Even then, Holan avoided the controversy and said he left on good terms. That they did not coincide in certain situations that might arise, but that he only had words of gratitude for the renegade leaders.
Jorge Almirón, 54 years old, He was not among the first names floated in leadership circles as Holan’s successor. The alternatives were Eduardo Coudet, who worked for Alavés in Spain, and Ramón Díaz, who had recently been released by Inter Porto Alegre. And in Rosario there were also versions circulating about possible negotiations with Rodolfo Arruabarrena and Juan Antonio Pizzi. However, Almirón was a letter that the leaders had treated in silence.
Almirón received the greatest recognition of his career when he became champion with Lanús in 2016on May 29, defeating San Lorenzo 4-0 in the final at Monumental. Oscar Benítez, Miguel Almirón, José Sand and Lautaro Acosta had scored the goals for the comfortable victory of the maroon team, which was clearly superior and secured glory in Núñez. And in 2017, he reached the final of the 2017 Copa Libertadoresbut in this case they fell to Gremio de Brasil. In Granate he left a big mark: he won three titles: First Division, Copa Bicentenario and Supercopa Argentina, all in 2016.
In Boca he knew how to deal with definitions in the “head-to-head” games and reached the final of the Copa Libertadores 2023 on penalties, but lost 1-2 to Fluminense. Frustrated by this setback in the decisive game, Almirón eventually resigned as coach of Xeneize when he was still faced with the decision to win that year’s Argentine Cup.
Your last experience? Colo Colo, from Chile. On January 4, 2024, he was officially appointed coach of the Trans-Andes team, where he had signed a two-year contract. In November of the same year, they won the First Division League after drawing against Deportes Copiapó on the final matchday. And then they won the Supercup with a 2-0 win against Huachipato. The second season was not positive: on August 19, 2025, after a series of poor results, the club announced the “mutual” termination of his contract.
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