Boca's Gago out to end River Plate Achilles jinx
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Boca Juniors midfielder Fernando Gago will be hoping for a lucky break when he 直面するs River Plate on Sunday, having 決裂d his Achilles tendon in both his previous two 外見s in Argentina's "superclasico".
The Argentina international's 復帰 has had a galvanising 影響 on Boca at the 権利 time as they 準備する for the biggest game of the Argentine season at El Monumental, home of their arch-競争相手s.
Gago will play only his third match of the 2016/17 season having 苦しむd his second Achilles 傷害 in April. That was two months after he 回復するd from the previous 決裂 he 苦しむd at River in September, 2015.
The former Real Madrid, AS Roma and Valencia midfielder helped Boca 勝利，勝つ 2-1 away to San Lorenzo in his 復帰 match 10 days ago and was at the heart of their 4-2 home victory over Racing Club on Sunday.
"We need to continue with the 業績／成果 we had this afternoon. That way we'll be の近くに to winning (against River)," Boca coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto told reporters after Sunday's 勝利，勝つ was 調印（する）d with a Carlos Tevez goal.
Boca, with Tevez benefitting from Gago's return, have 辛勝する／優位d to within two points of leaders Estudiantes, whose form has dipped after a runaway start to the season.
The 30-year-old Gago, who helped Argentina reach the 2014 World Cup final, 熟視する／熟考するd retiring after his 傷害 in April but 説得するd himself he still had plenty to 申し込む／申し出 Boca.
"A t first I did (consider retiring) because I didn't feel like going through the 回復 過程 again," he told La Nacion in an interview last week.
"It was a very 墓／厳粛／彫る／重大な 傷害, more so than the first with a longer and more 複雑にするd period of 回復."
A talented player, who might have had a bigger 衝撃 in Europe but for problems with 傷害s and form, Gago has in two matches 選び出す／独身-handedly transformed Boca from a 味方する 欠如（する）ing cohesion into 井戸／弁護士席-balanced 肩書を与える 挑戦者s.
He said he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 追加する to his 60 Argentina caps having been a central 人物／姿／数字 under World Cup coach Alejandro Sabella.
"I always play football trying to get into the Argentina 国家の team. It's the 最大限 a player can 達成する." (令状ing by Rex Gowar; editing by Toby Davis)
