🤔 How did Boca Juniors do without Edinson Cavani in 2025? | OneFootball

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The 38-year-old Uruguayan forward has been ruled out of the Superclásico against River Plate due to a muscle tear.

Boca Juniors will not have Edinson Cavani available for their clash against River Plate in the Argentine football Superclásico. The Uruguayan footballer suffers from a tear in one of his calves and has been ruled out for this Sunday's duel at the Estadio Más Monumental.

Fernando Gago, who also does not have Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera available, will have to decide who will replace the captain and two options emerge: put another forward or change the scheme.

So far in the 2025 season, Gago had to face six matches without Edinson Cavani and achieved a balance of four wins, a draw, and a loss.

In this sample without matches, Boca Juniors scored 11 goals and only conceded three.

Against River Plate, it will be the seventh time this year that Fernando Gago does not have Cavani available and will have to decide how to replace him. If Milton Giménez is available, he would be Miguel Merentiel's partner in the attack. However, if he is ruled out, there is a chance that Ayrton Costa will be part of the starting eleven and that Boca Juniors will play with five defenders.

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