Cavani, another bittersweet night in Boca's elimination: the two incredible missed chances and the end of a long drought

Edinson Cavani is under a spell . Not only because of the injuries that have plagued him for some time, but also because he hasn't been able to end his scoring drought. This Wednesday, in Boca Juniors' scandalous elimination against Atlético Tucumán in the round of 32 of the Copa Argentina , the Uruguayan had at least three clear chances to contribute to his team, and it wasn't until the fourth that he was able to end a 130-day drought by converting a goal that was useless.

"In the first half, we created chances, we attacked a lot, we found space at times and had chances to score, but we couldn't convert them. That would have given us a different game. In the second half, they scored from a rebound; we didn't have the necessary forcefulness. There are things missing, we have to improve, it's very clear. We have to keep our heads down and keep working."

WHAT DID CAVANI DO? The Uruguayan had everything to score, but decided to cross into the box, where his teammates couldn't reach. #CopaArgentinaEnTyCSports pic.twitter.com/I4tEqkUnve

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In the 13th minute, with the score tied at 0-0, Cavani received a long pass from Juan Barinaga, which left him one-on-one with goalkeeper Matías Mansilla, who had moved forward. Everything looked set for the forward to finish over the bar, as the ball was bouncing, but 'Edi' attempted a pass into the middle of the box, where no Boca teammate was present. Inexplicable.

In the closing stages of the first half, two of the clearest chances came. First, El Matador captured a rebound off the goalkeeper after a shot from his compatriot Miguel Merentiel, but when he only had to miss Matías Mansilla, who was lying on the ground, he hit his right arm .

MERENTIEL AND CAVANI HAD THE FIRST CHANCE FOR BOCA!

A rebound from Mansilla gave the Uruguayans a chance to open the scoring against #AtléticoTucumán . #CopArgentinaEnTyCSports pic.twitter.com/bv5ReJtLHS

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Minutes later, the 'Beast' made an individual move down the center and assisted Cavani, who tried to cross his shot, but Mansilla easily saved it.

Just like the team's performance, Cavani's performance faded in the second half due to the goals from the 'Decano'. It wasn't until 10 minutes left that Boca's number 10 had his chance to pull one back. Brian Aguirre received a pass on the right and flicked a low cross back to the striker, who took it first time and missed, despite the fans shouting "goal" because it hit the wrong side of the net.

However, in the final play of the match, Cavani found the placebo. This time, the Uruguayan capitalized on a rebound from Mansilla and ended his 130-day streak without scoring in the blue and gold jersey.