US EditionThe Voice That Defined Argentine Fútbol, Marcelo Araujo, Dies at 78
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The legendary former footballer and scorer of La Roja, Marcelo Salas, wrote on his social networks an emotional farewell message to Marcelo Araujo, legendary Argentine rapporteur who died this Monday at 82 years of age for health problems. “Rest in peace, dear Marcelo. Thank you for such beautiful tales and indelible memories,” said the Matador. Lee also... Die Marcelo Araujo: the voice of the “Champion Room and River” is extinguished and that c…
This Monday one of the most important voices of Argentine and South American sports journalism went out. At 78, Marcelo Araujo, an iconic trans-Andean rapporteur who in the 1990s became popular among Chilean footballers for narrating the celebrations of Marcelo Salas in River Plate, died, during which period the Matador won three national titles, a South American Supercopa and was crowned the best player in America. This Monday, when learning th…
Sports journalism is in mourning after the death of Marcelo Araujo, a renowned Argentine rapporteur who died on March 16, 2026 at the age of 78. The news was confirmed by media and colleagues in Argentina, generating numerous reactions in the world of football and sports television.
The journalist, who marked a time in the stories of Fútbol de Primera's hand, died at the age of 78
In a new installment of ‘Biri Biri’, Pablo Muney and his team addressed with deep emotion the sad news of the death of Marcelo Araujo, the emblematic sports journalist who left this world during the early hours of Monday at 78 years. The historical rapporteur was interned in the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires after suffering complications from pneumonia, a picture that added to the physical deterioration that had been dragging from his severe …
The historical rapporteur of Argentine football Marcelo Araujo died this Monday at 78 years old, after having spent several days in a clinic of Vicente López, and various sports journalists remembered him highlighting his trajectory. As reported by the Argentine News Agency, Araujo died at 2 a.m.; the family decided that there will be no wake and that it will be cremated this Tuesday in Chacarita at 11 a.m. As a journalist, Araujo earned the res…
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