His next role was with Chilsean side Union Espanola; In his first season, 2016–17, they finished as the runner-up of the Chilean Primera Division. However in his second season, with results suffering the club decided to part ways with Palermo in November 2018. Palermo returned to management and on 22 January 2019, when he was confirmed as the new manager of Mexican side C.F. Pachuca on a one year deal after Pako Ayestarán resigned. He left at the end of his contract, and did not get another job until November 2020, when he was appointed the manager of Curicó Unido, his time there was largely unsuccessful and nine months later he resigned from his post. Career statistics Club Source: International Appearances and goals by national team and year International goals Managerial statistics Honours Player Estudiantes Primera B Nacional: 1994–95 Boca Juniors Primera División: 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura Copa Libertadores: 2000, 2007 Intercontinental Cup: 2000 Copa Sudamericana: 2004, 2005 Recopa Sudamericana: 2006, 2008 Individual Primera División top scorer: 1998 Apertura (20 goals, short tournament record), 2007 Clausura Boca Juniors top scorer: 1998 Clausura, 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 1999 Apertura, 2000 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Clausura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura South American Footballer of the Year: 1998 South American Team of the Year: 1998, 2000 Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 2000 American Golden Shoe: 2007 (shared with Giancarlo Maldonado) Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best football players of the last decade in Argentina: 2010 Manager Unión Española Chilean Primera División: Runner-up 2017 Records and facts First professional match: 5 July 1992 Clausura. (San Lorenzo 0–0 Estudiantes) First professional goal: 22 May 1993 Clausura. (Estudiantes 3–0 San Martín de Tucumán) First International match: 3 February 1999. (Venezuela 0–2 Argentina) First International goal: 1 July 1999. (Ecuador 1–3 Argentina) First European professional match: 4 February 2001. (Villarreal 2–0 Alavés) First European professional goal: 11 February 2001. (Oviedo 1–3 Villarreal) He is in the Guinness book of records for having missed three penalty kicks in the same match, against Colombia in the 1999 Copa América. Palermo holds an Italian passport, which enables him to play as a UEFA player. World Cup debut: 22 June 2010 in a match against Greece in the 2010 World Cup.