Edinson Cavani Shines as Boca Juniors Captain: A Star Performance in Victory over Racing

It was not just another game for Edinson Cavani and not only because of his key goal in Boca Juniors’ 4-2 victory over Racing at La Bombonera. The duel for matchday 10 of the League Cup meant his first commitment as Auriazul captain, in the absence of Chiquito Romero due to injury, and with Marcos Rojo on the bench, awaiting his tune-up after his problems. physical. And boy did he more than comply…

The 37-year-old Uruguayan made it 3-2 at a key moment in the game, he ran and wore himself out, knew how to pivot, and even had a tense face-to-face with Nazareno Colombo in the second half. He ended up being replaced 36 minutes into the match (he left his place to Jorman Campuzano) and received the affection of all the fans, who little by little are enjoying the best version of him.

Eight days ago, Matador had shaken off the stigma of the drought in front of the net with three goals against Belgrano in a 3-2 victory. Thus, he left behind a streak of four months without converting (585 minutes). Well, against Racing they had the pleasure of celebrating their seventh conquest, in a match that served Boca to brighten their image after the 0-1 against Unión and to get involved in the battle for qualification to the quarterfinals of the competition (he came fifth, with the same points as Lanús, who will catch up this Monday visiting Tigre).

Edi’s shout came after a combination between Kevin Zenón and Lautaro Blanco, who sent a good cross for the forward’s powerful header into the corner, beating Santiago Sosa in the jump. A hammer blow that once again proved that goals with the head can be great goals.

“I sense that Lauti was going to shoot the cross and I prepare to head. We add, we put ourselves there and it helps clear our heads a little,” described the former Napoli, PSG and Manchester United player.

* The fight between Colombo and Zeno

Then he had a tense dispute with Nazareno Colombo, who scored the partial 2-2 against him. After a dispute, the former Defense and Justice told him “what’s wrong with you”, he insulted him, they stood face to face. Edinson made a fierce gesture and then pushed him in the face with his index finger. The referee did not admonish or warn the players.

Then, Valentini, with a header, widened the distance and Boca felt that he had already won the fight. It was there that Diego Martínez decided to replace the striker. “We knew it was going to be an intense match, everything happened. Intensity often covers up and covers up errors a little. We worked the entire game and we were able to win it,” analyzed the forward from Danubio.

“Many things happen in a game, and inside we have to be strong to reverse situations. Today we had to live one of those moments in which we were blocked, when they turned it around, and the team was strong in the head,” he highlighted.

“In football the most difficult thing is to be consistent, when you achieve that consistency it is what leads you to win things. We are working on that. We have to be more solid, repeat an identity game by game, which is what we showed today,” he concluded, with the voice of a captain.

2024-03-11 03:02:43
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