Buenos Aires Herald 
As the famous blue and yellow colors of Boca Juniors prepare for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the United States, the club have confirmed the return of 69-year-old Miguel Ángel Russo as the club’s head coach.
Earlier this week, the new Xeneize head coach departed San Lorenzo, a club he has managed since October 2024.
He formerly managed Boca Juniors for two years between 2006 to 2008. In 2007, he won the Copa Libertadores as head coach, the last time Boca were crowned champions of South America. That team featured a certain Juan Román Riquelme, the playing legend turned club president and the man behind the return of Russo. Riquelme also brought his favored coach to a 2020 return, where he won both of the domestic trophies at the time: the 2019–20 Superliga and 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.
“Boca deserves this for everything it represents,” Russo said of his decision to rejoin the club in time for the new version of the FIFA tournament. “Hopefully God gives me the chance to compete at the highest level.”
Russo replaces Fernando Gago, who parted ways with the club after an early exit from the Copa Libertadores and a disappointing loss to rivals River Plate in the Superclasico.
Boca Juniors will open up their club world cup campaign against Portuguese giants Benfica on June 15 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. They will then play Bayern Munich, the new champions of the Bundesliga in Germany before a final group game against Auckland City, the New Zealand team who compete in Australia’s A-League.
Bayern club legend Thomas Müller, who will represent the club for a final time in the tournament, spoke in his own newsletter of his excitement to play against Boca in the tournament. “The match against Boca Juniors in Miami will certainly be a highlight. As a European footballer, you don’t usually get to play against such traditional clubs!”
