Overview

• An official communiqué states Russo is undergoing domiciliary internment with a reserved prognosis and receiving continuous care from his medical team and Boca’s staff.
• Assistant Claudio Úbeda is leading the team on the touchline, with Juvenal Rodríguez handling day‑to‑day work in training during Russo’s leave.
• Russo missed the defeat at Defensa y Justicia and the 5–0 win over Newell’s, after which captain Leandro Paredes and Úbeda publicly dedicated the result to him.
• Recent weeks included brief hospitalizations reported for a urinary infection, dehydration and elevated bilirubin, against the backdrop of a cancer diagnosis dating to 2017.
• Multiple outlets, citing EFE and local reporters, describe his condition as delicate or grave, while Boca emphasizes recovery as the sole priority with no return date.