The former Manchester City and Juventus Striker will wear the No 10 shirt he left behind when he departed Boca Juniors for Corinthians at the end of 2004,before embarking on a worldwide adventure that would take him to West Ham United, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus.
Carlos Tevez hailed his long-awaited return to Boca Juniors as the best day of his life as he was greeted by more than 40,000 supporters, including one of football greatest Diego Maradona, in a jubilant homecoming at the club's Bombonera stadium.
Watching from his box in the stadium, Maradona hung a banner in honour of the returning hero, bearing the message 'Thanks for coming back, Carlitos', which he then passed down to Tevez, who draped it around his shoulders before continuing his lap of honour of the pitch he first graced in 2001 as an 18-year-old.
Manchester United and Manchester City fans may balk at the mention of the word loyalty where Tevez is concerned, Boca is the one club to which his allegiance has never been in doubt, and the reception he got here was worthy of the devotion he has always showed to the club he grew up watching.
Tevez won trophies with Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus. The Argentine can boast of league titles in England and Italy. Tevez admitted he had 'grown as a person and a player and developed into a reference point for the squad' on his return, and said he wanted to 'show all the youngsters what Boca is all about'.
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