On 4 December 2018, after a period as an assistant manager, Perlo was appointed in charge of Independiente de La Chorrera.[2] He led the club to the 2019 and 2020 Clausura titles, before leaving on 9 December 2021.[3]
On 17 December 2021, Perlo returned to his home country and was announced as manager of Primera División side Academia Puerto Cabello.[4] He left the club on a mutual agreement on 13 April 2022,[5] and took over fellow top tier side Zulia six days later.[6]
On 13 August 2022, Perlo resigned from Zulia to return to Panama, and was named manager of Tauro.[7]