El Matador has not played for five matches due to a problem with his psoas muscle that is bothering him. Ramiro Scandolo, 3-4 minutes. Edinson Cavani is heading towards closing his weakest season since he joined Boca. And the start of this week's training at Boca's Predio did not change the trend, bringing bad news as the decisive stretch of the Torneo Clausura approaches. In this 2025, Cavani has played 21 of Boca's 38 matches, scoring only four goals and suffering five injuries. "Edinson Cavani presents inflammation of the right psoas bursa, a reason that delays his return to training with the group". The bad news about Cavani at the start of the week at Boca Predio This Wednesday, after the victory against Barracas and the day off for the entire squad, El Matador continued with his differentiated work, training apart from the group, so the football practice on Thursday afternoon at La Bombonera could be decisive for him. He is trying to get to the bench against Estudiantes, add some minutes, and then be available for the Superclásico against River on November 9 at La Bombonera. Cavani traveled with the group to Barracas. The scenario is not the best. At those times, due to rushing, he was not seen at his level. Úbeda's stance on Cavani The Sifón clarified El Matador's situation. And he has been out for five matchdays, his last match was on September 14 in the visit to Rosario Central. Because, even if Claudio Úbeda can call him up, the previous times he rushed his return to be there in decisive moments, it did not go well. It happened in the eliminations against Alianza Lima in the Libertadores, Independiente in the Apertura quarterfinals, and Auckland City in the Club World Cup. On Saturday, the club issued a medical report explaining the situation. Poor physically in all decisive moments. "There is a general commitment from everyone, anyone can come and go", started the xeneize coach. "Boca will always have a lot of competition in the team and the decision will be ours on who is better, we will wait for him to be at 100% and we will analyze it", he added on Monday when he was asked at the press conference after the victory against Barracas. Source OLE "He is very important on and off the field, with Barracas he was very important in the exhortation he instilled in his teammates on how to play the match. Many injuries, few matches, few goals. Lack of continuity."
