When from 9.30pm Racing play against Corinthiansthe three thousand academic fans who will be in the Neo Química Arena World Cup stadium will witness something historic: The Avellaneda team will play an international semifinal again after 27 years. They hadn’t done so since they were eliminated by Peru’s Sporting Cristal in the 1997 Copa Libertadores.

They play too much Gustavo Costa and also leadership led by Vittorio Bianco. The coach, questioned by some fans, is not sure of his continuity with the club and winning the international tournament would be an inevitable challenge for his stay. The ruling party, meanwhile, will confront the idol Diego Milito in the December elections and the chances of competing will increase if Racing wins the title.

Roger Martínez will not play and Luciano Vietto could appear. The Dutchman will be part of Ramón Díaz’s team Memphis Depay.