Veron, who shone in Europe for a decade with Sampdoria, Parma, Lazio, Manchester United, Chelsea and Inter Milan, was set to play his last match for Estudiantes against Union on the final weekend of the Apertura championship on Sunday.
Instead, the 36-year-old who has been plagued for months by ankle problems, told reporters in La Plata on Friday he would play for another six months and finish when the Clausura championship ends in June.
"I've taken the decision to carry on. I'm happy to stretch it to six more months at the club," said Veron, who last Sunday had told about 500 fans chanting "Veron's not going" at the club's training complex that he would think about staying on.
"During this time we talked a lot and I gave them my reasons [for quitting] because I suffer a lot from my ankle and its something that limits me whatever others may say about it not showing," Veron said.
