Bad news for Boca: Edinson Cavani will also miss the key match against Newell’s for the League Cup

Boca Juniors has made official the list of players called up for next Saturday’s match against the national team Newell’s in Rosario, which will be crucial to their aspirations of qualifying for the quarter-finals of Professional League Cupand in it it does not appear Edinson Cavani.

The Uruguayan striker has just scored the first goal of the 2-1 victory for Xeneize against San Lorenzo last weekend, but then suffered a muscle strain and was replaced Miguel Merentiel at the interval. It was later confirmed that he had a overload on the left hamstring. That’s why he didn’t travel to Bolivia to debut in South American Cup against Nacional Potosí.

It was hoped that he could return for the duel with the Leprosy, but still unable to recover. Merentiel, scorer of the second goal against Ciclón and who did not play for the 3,885 meter tall Potosí, would take his place in the starting team.

The team of Diego Martinez is in fifth place in group B with 19 points, one more racing (18) e Students (18), one below Defense and Justice (20) already two from his next rival, Newell’s (twentyone). Above they appear Lanus (23) e Godoy Cruz (26), which is already classified a playoffs.

There are two dates left until the end of the regular phase, but at Xeneize He has three left, given that the match against Estudiantes still has to be suspended due to the convulsions suffered by the Chilean Javier Altamirano.