Overview
- Franco, who was confirmed Saturday, led a closed first practice Sunday at the Víctor Legrotaglie and was presented after a second session Monday at the club’s El Plumerillo training site.
- His first match comes Friday at 3 p.m. local time against league leader Vélez Sarsfield at Gimnasia’s Víctor Legrotaglie stadium.
- The club published a full backroom team that includes assistants Matías Ballini and Sebastián Gómez, fitness coaches Nicolás Coluccini and Fabián Dellagaspera, and goalkeeping coach Paolo Olivera, plus named medical and performance staff.
- Gimnasia has seven games without a win in the Apertura, holds 9 points from 11 matches, and sits close to the drop based on both the annual table and averages.
- Franco returns to Argentina’s top division after several years, most recently coaching Arsenal in 2025, and he says he aims to give the team a clear identity and turn results quickly.