[7][8] He was soon promoted into Juan Pablo Pumpido's first-team squad, with his senior debut arriving on 6 March during a home Primera Nacional defeat to Alvarado; he replaced Gonzalo Bazán with twenty-six minutes remaining.
[3] His first start came four days later in a Copa Argentina round of sixty-four loss to Deportivo Madryn of Torneo Federal A at the Estadio Ciudad de Caseros.
[3] On 6 February 2021, Platense revealed that they had reached an agreement with Uruguayan Primera División side Montevideo City Torque for the $380,000 transfer of Palacios.
[9][10][11] Torque didn't officially announce the acquisition until 22 February, a day after the midfielder had made his Argentine Primera División debut in a victory on the road against Argentinos Juniors.
[13] In September 2024, Merentiel received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.