Boca Juniors head coach Miguel Ángel Russo is currently receiving home care, the club confirmed on Monday night. 

The 69-year-old coach is under guarded prognosis after showing signs of fatigue over the past few weeks. The club confirmed that Russo is “receiving constant attention” from both his own medical team and the club’s staff.

“We support Miguel and his family in this difficult moment,” the statement closed.

Russo has been in and out of medical leave since first he was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection in September. He’s regularly delegated training and match day duties to assistants Claudio Úbeda and Juvenal Rodríguez, most notably during Boca’s recent 5-0 trashing of Newell’s Old Boys on Sunday.

His last public appearance was on September 21 at La Bombonera, when his team tied 2–2 against Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero).

“We want to dedicate this win to Miguel, who’s surely watching on TV,” Úbeda said after the win against Newell’s. “We’re in regular contact with him throughout the week. He’s aware of every call we make. We love him and wish him a speedy recovery.”

His words were echoed by Boca captain and Qatar 2022-winner Leandro Paredes.

“[Russo] is our leader, and it’s not pleasant to see him going through this,” he said. “We send him our best.”

The Boca coach was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017. Coach for Colombian outfit Millonarios at the time, he kept working through his treatment, even admitting that he won the Torneo Finalización just two days after completing a chemotherapy session.

Russo, who has over 35 years of experience in football coaching, has been at the helm of some of Argentina and South America’s biggest clubs, with a packed trophy cabinet to show for it.

He’s also one of the most beloved coaches across the Argentine football scene, with figures such as Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia and Estudiantes de La Plata president Juan Sebastián Verón sending Russo his best wishes.