Overview
- Clubs and supporters across Argentina marked Russo’s 70th on Thursday with official posts from Boca, Estudiantes, Rosario Central and Lanús.
- Boca shared a tribute video that revisited the 2007 Copa Libertadores win and included scenes from the 2025 Club World Cup.
- The club also posted photos and messages that said it believes in his smile and that he is missed every day.
- His family and the civic group Sol del Sur plan a commemorative plaque at the Víctor J. Vilela children’s hospital where he used to help.
- Russo died on October 8, 2025 while coaching Boca after a public cancer battle that began in 2017, and he is remembered for the 2007 Copa Libertadores and later league titles.