Overview

• Argentine media reported on 26 August that Tévez died in Spain at age 20 after treatment for acute leukemia.
• She developed symptoms during a trip to Italy last year and was treated at Barcelona’s Hospital Universitario Valle de Hebrón.
• Tévez had traveled to Spain to reunite with her father soon after graduating from Colegio San Carlos.
• Her brother, Federico Tévez, organized a fundraising campaign from La Plata that received backing from local clubs and the sporting community.
• Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, where she played in youth and senior teams, issued condolences as her widely followed social-media updates drew broad attention.