The technical director of Boca Juniors, Miguel Ángel Russo, during a press conference.
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Miguel Ángel Russo, helmsman of Boca Juniors, was hospitalized on Tuesday in the city of Buenos Aires to undergo medical studies. The 69 -year -old technical director, champion with Millionaires, was admitted to observation for at least 24 hours, according to the Argentine press.
On Tuesday at noon, Russo entered the Fleni de Belgrano hospital to perform routine controls. According to the newspaper The nationit was a scheduled exam, in monitoring of prostate cancer that the coach crossed in 2017.
However, sources consulted by TyC Sports They pointed out that the doctors decided to keep it hospitalized in a common room to administer antibiotics intravenously, following an infection that they sought to control more quickly.
The expectation is that Russo receives discharge in the next few hours and can continue the treatment in an outpatient manner. This was reported by the sports newspaper Oléwhich published after citing the coach's environment that the goal of doctors is to stabilize it and avoid any complication.
Excommunicer of the coach expressed concern for his state of health. Hugo Gottardi, who was his assistant for several years – including the successful step by Millionaires, in which they conquered a league and a superliga in Colombia -, he referred in recent days to the strength and wear of his colleague.
“I see him tired, he comes from a disease, it's fine, but I see it emaciated,” said Gottardi a couple of days ago in an interview. In addition to their passage through the ambassador, they also worked together in other clubs such as Alianza Lima, Rosario Central and Vélez Sarsfield, among others.
At the moment, Boca Juniors has not officially pronounced on the situation of its technical director. The team has on the immediate horizon the visit to Rosario Central, scheduled for Sunday, September 14, corresponding to the eighth date of the Clausura Tournament.
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