FILE PHOTO: A general view of La Bombonera stadium during Boca Juniors' election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 17, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine giants Boca Juniors began pre-season training on Tuesday with Diego Martinez as their new coach following the exit of Jorge Almiron.
Martinez, who managed Huracan last season, takes over on a one-year deal after Almiron resigned following Boca's Copa Libertadores final loss to Brazil's Fluminense in November.
The 45-year-old Martinez returns to the club having made his coaching debut with Boca's youth teams after his retirement as a player in 2011.
Boca kick off their league campaign at Platense on Jan. 28 four days after hosting Central Norte in the Argentine Cup first round.
The Buenos Aires-based club will also compete in the continental Copa Sudamericana, South America's equivalent of the Europa League, which starts in March.
(Reporting by Eliana Raszewski and Jorge Otaola; writing by Janina Nuno Rios; Editing by Ken Ferris)
