Why Cavani isn’t with Boca in Salta for the Copa Argentina | OneFootball

The Boca world was taken by surprise after the list of players called up for the debut in the Copa Argentina was announced, where a major absence stands out: Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan striker will not be part of the squad that will travel to the province of Salta to face Gimnasia de Chivilcoy this Tuesday in the round of 64.

Unlike other occasions when injuries raised alarms, this time the reason is strictly strategic. According to reports, the decision for the Matador to stay in Buenos Aires has to do with rest and load management.

The coaching staff led by Claudio Sifón Úbeda is looking to preserve the physical condition of the 39-year-old striker. Cavani has recently accumulated a significant number of minutes since his return: last Friday he played 80 minutes in the clásico against Racing, in addition to the 25 minutes he had previously played after being sidelined for almost three months due to injury.

The Uruguayan recently started against Racing.

Without Edinson Cavani, Úbeda’s alternatives

With the aim of avoiding a relapse and taking into account the string of matches, the coach chose not to push the Uruguayan and to allow him a week of controlled training at the Ezeiza facility.

Without Cavani on the 25-man roster, the responsibility in attack for the match at the Padre Ernesto Martearena stadium will fall to players such as Miguel Merentiel, Adam Bareiro (who is emerging as one of the new faces with playing time), Ángel Romero, and the youngsters Iker Zufiaurre, Leonel Flores, and Gonzalo Gelini.

Úbeda decided that Cavani will not travel to Salta.

The match against the Chivilcoy side will be played this Tuesday at 9:15 p.m., and Boca will look to start their journey in the national tournament on the right foot, although this time they will do so without one of their biggest stars on the Salta pitch.

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