Boca Juniors have expressed “profound unhappiness” after Argentine supervisor Miguel Angel Russo died on Wednesday on the age of 69.
Russo, who had been identified with prostate most cancers in 2017, was compelled to step down from his day-to-day administration duties on the membership due to his sickness.
He final attended a sport on 21 September, when Boca drew 2-2 with Central Cordoba within the Argentine Primera Division.
In a press release, exterior, Boca stated Russo “leaves an indelible mark on our membership and can all the time be an instance of pleasure, heat, and dedication”.
Boca and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani wrote on Instagram:, exterior “Thanks Miguel for exhibiting us all such an essential worth that is named “braveness”.
In his absence, Russo’s assistant Claudio Ubeda had been in cost, however he maintained shut contact together with his teaching workers and the membership’s hierarchy.
Russo, who additionally managed Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, had three spells in cost at Boca, main them to victory within the Copa Libertadores last in 2007 and securing the 2019-20 Argentine Superliga title earlier than guiding them on the Membership World Cup this yr.
In June he agreed to educate Boca for a 3rd time, 4 years after being sacked by the membership simply six video games into a brand new season.
Throughout his enjoying profession, Russo made greater than 400 appearances for Estudiantes and gained 17 caps in midfield for Argentina.
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