He played but didn't score.
Edinson Cavani, the legend of the PSG record holder for the number of goals in the Parisian jersey (200), began his adventure this Saturday with FC Valence.
The Uruguayan striker, surrounded by Castillejo and Leno on the attacking front, failed to deceive Marchesin, the Celta goalkeeper.
He left the goals to Samu Castillejo (37th), Marcos André (82nd) and André Almeida (90th +3).
His performance was mixed and his coach decided to replace him with Dutchman Justin Kluivert in the 71st minute.
“He wanted to play 30 to 35 minutes.
He went 3 months without training with a club and it was important that he work and return to competition, coach Gennaro Gattuso told Cavani for the Movistar television channel.
He needs to improve his physical condition but that's normal, I'm happy he's staying during the international break.
He worked well for 10 days with us and for him to regain his best physical condition he must play, play and play again.
He was not convinced by the idea of starting because of the physical risks but I'm happy.
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After two very average seasons at Manchester United, the 35-year-old goleador, announced at Villarreal, finally joined FC Valence during the offseason.
He will participate in his last World Cup with Uruguay in two months in Qatar.
Thanks to this success, FC Valence goes back to 8th place, 7 lengths behind the leader, FC Barcelona winner this Saturday from Elche (3-0).
