US EditionBoca Juniors Coach Miguel Ángel Russo Dies at Age 69
- Miguel Ángel Russo, head coach of Boca Juniors, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 69 following an extended struggle with cancer.
- Russo had been forced to step down from daily management duties in recent months due to his deteriorating health since being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017.
- Following multiple recent hospitalizations, he received medical attention at home and continued to communicate regularly with fellow club staff and leadership.
- Russo guided Boca Juniors to victory in the 2007 Copa Libertadores and captured the Argentine league title with the club in 2020; as a player, he made over 400 appearances for Estudiantes.
- Following his death, Boca postponed Saturday’s match against Barracas Central and will open La Bombonera for fans to pay respects on Thursday and Friday.
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Argentina gives Russo emotional stadium send-off
Argentine football fans queued up Thursday to pay their respects to one of the national game's greats, Boca Juniors deceased manager Miguel Angel Russo, at an emotional stadium send-off in Buenos Aires. From the early hours of Thursday, long lines of supporters began filing past the coffin of the award-winning coach in the chapel of the club's legendary Bombonera stadium. The former international, who coached Boca Juniors three times and also ha…
Lionel Messi, the capital of the Argentine football team, fired Miguel Ángel Russo, coach of Boca Juniors who died Wednesday at the age of 69.
When his team of the Boca Juniors played against Bayern in the World Cup in June, Miguel Ángel Russo was still on the sideline. Now the coach died at the age of 69.
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