Overview
- Multiple outlets report a deal in principle for Quinteros to sign through December 2026, with formalities pending as he returns from Miami this week.
- Carlos Matheu, assisted by Eduardo Tuzzio, is running training and is expected to lead the team against San Lorenzo on Sunday.
- If paperwork and timing align, Quinteros is likely to debut in the Avellaneda derby against Racing on September 28.
- President Néstor Grindetti led the selection process after Julio Vaccari resigned, with other candidates considered including Orsi–Gómez, Luis Zubeldía, Jorge Almirón and Ricardo Gareca.
- The coaching change follows eliminations from the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Argentina and a league start that has Independiente winless and last in their group.