Family members of the late Argentine coach Miguel Angel Russo began to spread his ashes in the stadiums of four Argentine clubs, starting with Boca Juniors, the team he managed until his death on October 8 due to complications from cancer.

As confirmed by this According to sources from Russo's family, the first ashes were scattered on Wednesday on the turf of La Bombonera, in an intimate ceremony attended by club president Juan Roman Riquelme and members of the First Division squad led by midfielder Leandro Paredes.

Russo's remains will also be scattered at the stadiums of three other clubs: Lanus, his hometown club which he led to promotion in 1990 and 1992; Estudiantes de La Plata, where he spent his entire playing career and which he also managed on two occasions; Rosario Central, a team from the province of Santa Fe that he coached five times and with which he was crowned champion in 2023.

On Thursday the 9th, a crowd gathered at Boca's pitch to participate in the public wake and pay tribute to the coach, in an event that included fans of other clubs such as San Lorenzo, Rosario Central and even River Plate, classic rival of the “Xeneize”.

Achievements and farewell to Russo

In his three terms on the Boca bench (2006-2007, 2020-2021 and 2025), Russo won the 2007 Copa Libertadores, a Superliga, a Copa de la Liga and the Diego Armando Maradona Cup.

The grief of Argentine soccer fans over the death of “Miguelo” had an almost instant impact on social media, which was filled with images and videos to say goodbye and thank the coach, very beloved in Argentine football and who managed nine clubs in his country and seven abroad.

Also included multiple greetings from international figures such as Lionel Messi and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and clubs such as Barcelona, ??Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.