Once again, Cavani left out of Boca’s squad | OneFootball

The Uruguayan player is still dealing with a strain and will miss the match against Barracas Central.

Uruguayan Edinson Cavani will not be available for the postponed match between Boca and Barracas Central, corresponding to the twelfth round of the Torneo Clausura of the Professional League. The striker has yet to recover from a strain in his right psoas, an injury that has sidelined him for the last four matches of “Xeneize”.

The injury once again complicates the present for the forward, who is going through a tough year marked by muscle problems. These issues have prevented him from maintaining a run of consecutive matches and have kept him from reaching the level he showed at the start of the season.

A year of injuries and little consistency

Since his arrival in Argentine football, Cavani has faced various physical problems that have kept him off the pitch several times. In the first months of this year, the Uruguayan scored his only goal of the Torneo Clausura in the win over Banfield, but soon after he suffered another setback that forced him to stop again.

So far in 2025, the striker has missed at least one match in every competition Boca has played. Monday’s match against Barracas Central will be his eighteenth absence in 39 games, which represents a 46% inactivity rate for the season.

A Boca with absences and a rival on the rise

The team led by Claudio Úbeda, who replaced the late Miguel Ángel Russo, will face a key match against Barracas Central, who are seventh in Zone A with 18 points and are still dreaming of qualifying for the 2026 Copa Libertadores through the Annual Table.

Looking ahead to the match, Úbeda is expected to make two changes: the inclusion of Chilean Williams Alarcón for Brian Aguirre and the youngster Milton Delgado for Rodrigo Battaglia, who suffered a muscle tear.

The clash against “Guapo” will be another opportunity for the blue and gold team to bounce back without their Uruguayan star, who continues to battle injuries and is looking to become decisive again in the final stretch of the season.

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