Racing is “sweet” at this stage with Fernando Gago as DT, with the first place in his area, with three consecutive victories, the last in the classic against Independiente, and the pass to the 16th. final of the Argentine Cup, after beating Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta.
Gago’s team was gaining an identity, and kept it playing with substitutes against the Salteños, with effectiveness in offense and a dynamic midfield with a good percentage of success in passes.
The Colombian Edwin Cardona did not recover from the tear and will not play, but Matías Rojas, Eugenio Mena and Javier Correa, who were injured, could do so.
Sarmiento on the last date fell to Barracas Central, in a match of great importance for relegation, since the goal of Israel Damonte’s team is to stay in the category.
“Licha” López, who in Racing played 239 games with 79 goals, today plays in Sarmiento and will surely be received by the locals as an idol of recent times.
Also awaiting a tribute to “Chango” Cárdenas, scorer of the most important goal in the history of the club, against Celtic of Scotland for the Intercontinental Cup, and which gave Argentine football the first world title. Cardenas passed away last Wednesday.
In the history they played seven times, with four wins for Racing, two draws and one victory for the Juninenses.
Likely formations:
Racing Club: Gaston Gomez; Facundo Mura, Leonardo Sigali, Emiliano Insúa and Gonzalo Piovi or Eugenio Mena; Leonel Miranda, Aníbal Moreno and Carlos Alcaraz; Gabriel Hauche, Enzo Copetti and Tomas Chancalay. DT: Fernando Gago.
Sarmiento de Junín: Joshua Ayala; Gonzalo Bettini, Gastón Sauro, Harrison Mancilla or Manuel Guanini and Lautaro Montoya; Julián Brea, Julián Chicco, Emiliano Méndez and Lisandro López; Jonathan Torres and Javier Toledo or Luciano Gondou. DT: Israel Damonte.
Referee: Fernando Rapallini.
Field: Racing Club.
Start time: 14.
TV: TNT Sports.
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