Amid the deep football crisis that Boca is going through, with a historic streak of eleven matches without victories, rumors began circulating on social media about the health of Miguel Ángel Russo, the current first team coach and one of the main figures targeted for the team's poor present.
The rumors intensified after the release of a video showing the coach struggling to climb a staircase during the press conference following the 1-0 defeat against Huracán at the Tomás A. Ducó stadium. However, the family circle stepped forward to clarify the situation.
In a conversation with DSports Radio, Ignacio Russo, the coach's son and current Tigre player, was blunt: "My father is in good health, he's happy, he's content. Many things are said in excess, but that's how Boca's world is."
The comments about his health have a real, but already overcome, precedent. In 2017, when he was coaching Millonarios of Colombia, Russo was diagnosed with prostate cancer, a disease he managed to overcome while still leading the team, even winning the championship shortly after receiving chemotherapy treatment.
