Overview
- Boca Juniors defeated Independiente Rivadavia 3-0 to snap the club’s longest winless streak in history.
- Edinson Cavani missed a simple tap-in early in the game before coach Miguel Ángel Russo replaced him in the 63rd minute.
- The veteran striker confronted assistant Claudio Úbeda on the sideline, demanding an explanation for his substitution.
- Substitutes Ezequiel Ceballos and Alan Velasco sealed the turnaround with goals in the 88th and 90th minutes.
- ESPN’s Mariano Closs called Cavani’s miss “incredible” and said he would prefer Hugo Merentiel in Boca’s attack.