 He added 14 the following campaign, but was deemed surplus to requirements after the signing of Mário Jardel, and returned to San Lorenzo for the fourth and last time, netting always in double digits until his 2004 retirement at the age of 37.Although still physically fit, the scorer of 300 goals in 666 official games opted to retire, instead of being coerced into retirement later on.Acosta kickstarted his managerial career in Romania, with FCM Dunărea Galaţi.