Cavani faces setback at Boca, likely to miss Barracas clash | OneFootball

Edinson Cavani is going through decisive days at Boca. After having returned to the bench in the 5-0 thrashing against Newell's, the Uruguayan was looking to get fit to return to the starting eleven against Barracas Central next Saturday. However, at the end of Tuesday's training, he suffered an overload and it is unlikely that he will be available for the match on matchday 12 of the Clausura Tournament.

The coaching staff led by Claudio Úbeda was going to evaluate his progress day by day and there was a lot of optimism that he could be available this weekend. The idea was for the 38-year-old forward to be able to train normally until Friday, without traces of the strain in the psoas suffered after the match against Central Córdoba.

But this new overload, in the groin area and close to his previous injury, has complicated his situation again. At the end of Tuesday's training, he had to reduce loads because the area was a bit overloaded, a situation that would sideline him from the next clash, where Milton Giménez and Miguel Merentiel will remain as the attacking duo.

Úbeda explained the situation at a press conference. "He has been having a logical evolution and also in terms of days with respect to his injury. He increased from the beginning of the week until the last day we trained, he did not participate in the football training, but he did similar exercises. That's why he was on the bench, if necessary he would have entered. But he did not participate for that reason," said the coach after the thrashing of Newell's.

Meanwhile, the Matador stays close to the group. From the bench, he encouraged his teammates and celebrated the victory with a message on social media. "Great game from everyone," he wrote on social networks.

Throughout this 2025, Cavani has played 21 matches with the Boca jersey, counting all competitions, managed to score 4 goals and generated 2 assists. The curious thing is that he has already missed 28 matches due to injury since his arrival at the club.

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