El Matador suffered a muscle problem during the victory over Lepra, will not be in Celeste’s selection and is in doubt for the Argentine Cup.
Nothing went right for Edinson Cavani in the match against Newell’s in the 13th round of the Professional League Cup. In the previous match the Uruguayan received some whistles from the fans in what was the first match in La Bombonera after the defeat in the Copa Libertadores final and in the match he not only failed to convert again but also failed to scoring and finishing 90 minutes due to injury.
The Matador felt muscle pain in his left leg when he went to pressure an opponent in the middle of the field twenty minutes into the second half and immediately asked for a substitution, so all the alarm bells went off, both at Xeneize and at the Uruguayan national team. .
What injury does Edinson Cavani have?
As soon as the match was over, Boca coach Mariano Herrón announced that the Uruguayan has “a discomfort in the quadriceps” of his left leg. And while the coach did not confirm that investigations would take place, the forward will certainly undergo tests to determine the extent of the ailment.
How long will Cavani be out and which games will he miss?
In the absence of an official diagnosis, the first indication of an injury came from the other side of the Río de la Plata: the Matador was reserved by Marcelo Bielsa for the double date of the qualifiers to be played between next Thursday. the 16th and Tuesday the 21st, but in the end it did not appear in the final call announced this Monday the 13th.
It is almost a fact that Edi with Xeneize will not be available for the semi-final of the Argentine Cup against Estudiantes, which is scheduled for Thursday the 22nd, and will certainly miss the match against Godoy Cruz with which Boca will play. concludes its participation in the Professional League Cup.
The big unknown, meanwhile, is whether the forward will be able to return in a hypothetical Argentine Cup final, which would see Ribera’s team play for nothing less than a ticket to the 2024 Copa Libertadores.
Source: Goal
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