The backdrop to Juventus's Serie A clash against Lazio on Saturday night was dominated by rumours of Carlos Tevez quitting the club ahead of schedule and returning to his beloved Boca Juniors at the end of the season. Indeed, the Boca president, Daniel Angelici, had gone so far as to declare that a deal was close and all that was missing was an official termination of the striker's employment in Italy. Tevez's Juventus contract does not expire until the summer of 2016 but that has not stopped whispers that 'el Apache' is all ready to return home.
