Francisco Ricardo Palladino Soba (born 23 January 1983) is a Uruguayan football manager.
[1][2] In September 2017, after Nelson Abeijón was sacked, he was named interim manager of the main squad in the Segunda División;[3] he was in charge of the team in a match against Miramar Misiones before returning to his previous role.
[4] He achieved promotion to the Primera División after finishing second in his first season, helping the side to return to the top tier after 15 years.
[1] On 8 November 2022, after qualifying Maldonado to their first-ever continental championship (2023 Copa Libertadores), Palladino left the club, and was named in charge of Chilean Primera B side Santiago Wanderers.
[5] He left the club on 22 May 2024, and returned to his home country with River Plate Montevideo on 17 June.