Milan, 7 October (LaPresse) – Boca Juniors is anxious about the condition of coach Miguel Ángel Russo, who is struggling with serious health problems that have not been specified at this time. The Argentine club announced on its website that ‘he is currently hospitalised at home with a guarded prognosis and is receiving constant care from his medical staff and the club's medical staff’. Boca is ‘standing by Miguel and his family at this time.’ The 69-year-old Russo returned to coach Boca for the third time, and the team dedicated its latest 5-0 league victory against Newells Old Boys to him. His assistant, Claudio Ubeda, led the team from the bench and said after the match: "The coaching staff is in constant contact with Miguel. He is aware of all the club's decisions. We love him very much, we want him to get well soon and we wish him all the best." In recent days, Russo has also received visits from club president Juan Román Riquelme and a group of players.
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