Overview
- Edinson Cavani confirmed he is not retiring and said he will remain at Boca Juniors, promising that "2026 is going to be a great year."
- A fabricated social-media message circulated on December 28 suggested he was quitting, but checks of his official accounts and his on-air comments showed it was false.
- He revisited the stoppage-time chance against Alianza Lima that would have avoided penalties, saying he has "analyzed it a thousand times" and explaining the sequence that led to the miss.
- Describing himself as from the "old school," Cavani emphasized his role in transmitting experience to younger teammates while adapting to modern football.
- He said he does not look to social media to validate his work, noted the heightened show-business effect on the sport, and expressed hope that Argentina and Uruguay perform well at the 2026 World Cup.