Overview
- Boca Juniors and the AFA confirmed Russo’s death on October 8 after a long cancer battle; he died in office and had recently delegated match duties to assistant Claudio Úbeda.
- The club opened the stadium’s central hall for a two-day public wake with a no-photos policy, followed by a private cremation in Pilar.
- The Liga Profesional postponed Boca’s game against Barracas Central, and a live Boca reserve match was stopped when the news was announced on air.
- Tributes poured in from across the sport, including messages from Carlos Tévez, Martín Palermo and Luis Advíncula, as delegations from multiple clubs paid respects at the wake.
- Russo’s son Ignacio scored for Tigre and dedicated the goal to his father during the ongoing period of mourning.