Juan Fernando Quintero, playing the first leg against Corinthians, in dispute with Charles, from Corinthians – credit Carla Carniel / REUTERS
The last place in the continental finals of South America is defined and Colombia has a protagonist within the Racing de Avellaneda team: Juan Fernando Quintero.
Both the Academy (nickname by which Racing is recognized) and the Timao (nickname coined from the Portuguese word Time) come from totally different times.
In Racing, led by former Independiente Santa Fe coach Gustavo Costas, they have only one victory in the last five games at a general level in all competitions, while Corinthians has a positive streak without knowing defeat.
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Racing fans who went to Sao Paulo, celebrating the goal of Uruguayan Gastón Martirena – credit Carla Carniel / REUTERS
The match will be played on October 31, 2024 and will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Presidente Perón stadium in Avellaneda and can be seen through the Dsports screens (1610-1619) and the Disney application Plus (Premium plan)
Party: Racing de Avellaneda vs. Corinthians
Time: 7:30 pm (Colombia time)
Stadium: President Perón de Avellaneda
TV Streaming: Dsports, DGO and Disney Plus (Premium)
Corinthians won their last game on October 28, 2024 against Cuiabá in Brazilian Serie A with a goal from Dutch forward Memphis Depay in the 44th minute from a penalty kick.
On the side of Racing de Avellaneda, they lost 2-1 against Banfield at the Florencio Sola Stadium, on October 27, 2024: the goals were from Santiago Quiros for the Academia in the 49th minute and the comeback of the Taladro (popular nickname for which Banfield is known thanks to the name given by a sports journalist in the 1930s in Buenos Aires, where he referred to the team’s style of play that was offensive and effective that ‘drilled’ rival defenses) with goals from Bruno Sepúlveda at 53 and Ignacio Rodríguez at 70 in the game.
In the first leg match that was played at the Neo Química Stadium in Sao Paulo, on October 24, 2024, it ended 2-2 with a double by Yuri Alberto at 11 and 33 for the Brazilian team, while the Argentine striker Maximiliano scored Salas at 6 and the Uruguayan defender Gastón Martirena at 54.
Felipe Peña of Lanús and Wallace of Cruzeiro disputing a ball at the Ciudad de Lanús Stadium – credit Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo
On October 30, 2024, Cruzeiro de Belo Horizonte of Brazil, led by Fernando Diniz (who was the champion technical director of the 2023 Copa Libertadores with Fluminense), qualified for the grand final of the Copa Sudamericana to be played at the General Stadium Pablo Rojas (home of Cerro Porteño, popular Paraguayan soccer club) from Asunción after beating Lanús from Argentina 45+2 with a score from Kaio Jorge.
Although Lanús coach Ricardo El Ruso Zielinski’s team started in the best way, as the minutes passed, the Brazilian team evened out the development of the match.
However, Lanús had two clear opportunities: a one-on-one between Luciano Boggio and goalkeeper Cassio, where the Cruzeiro goalkeeper won, and a save by the same goalkeeper from an outside shot by Marcelino Moreno.
And when it seemed that the match was ending in its first half without goals, an error came from Lanús that sentenced the semi-final: the Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Verón was able to get out of the mark of the Argentine central defender Carlos Izquierdoz, and took advantage to finish off, the Lanús goalkeeper , Nahuel Losada saved but the former Santos of Brazil and Juventus of Turin forward took advantage of the rebound and scored the only goal of the game.
With this triumph, the two-time champion of America for the Copa Libertadores (in 1976 and 1997), will await a rival on the night of October 31, 2024 in the duel that will take place at the Presidente Perón Stadium in Avellaneda between Racing and Corinthians .
