Overview
- Clubs across Argentina posted messages Thursday to honor the late coach on what would have been his 70th birthday.
- Boca Juniors shared an emotional note that read 'Creo en tu sonrisa... Feliz cumpleaños, Miguel. Te extrañamos todos los días' to honor the coach who delivered the 2007 Copa Libertadores.
- Rosario Central posted 'Donde quiera que estés, feliz cumpleaños Miguel,' and Estudiantes and Lanús also shared messages of gratitude.
- Russo's family will place a plaque at the Víctor J. Vilela children's hospital, with the group Sol del Sur using his phrase 'Todo se cura con amor' for the tribute.
- He died on October 8, 2025 while coaching Boca, after a career that featured league titles with Boca in 2019/20 and 2020, a 2013 promotion and the 2023 cup with Rosario Central, and trophies with Millonarios in 2017 and 2018.