Overview

• Coach Miguel Ángel Russo remains on medical leave, with assistants Claudio Úbeda and Juvenal Rodríguez overseeing the team’s work.
• Riquelme used the club’s channel to underline a reported 35 billion‑peso surplus and said the main gate at Brandsen 805 is being repaired, along with other stadium improvements.
• He accused past leadership of using Boca for politics and said the Justice confirmed falsified signatures in the 2023 elections, noting an upcoming assembly to evaluate membership consequences.
• Riquelme offered no medical specifics or return timeline for Russo, though he called him “a genius” who “manages things extraordinarily.”
• He praised Leandro Paredes as a transformative presence and labeled Edinson Cavani “very important,” adding the forward could be considered for Sunday’s match against Newell’s.