A tie-break and the weight of obligation Racing. After all, it is a wounded colossus who arrived in that stage after having wasted much more than a penalty on the penultimate Sunday in October. Fernando Gago’s team wasted an unbeatable opportunity just minutes before the end of a match that could have led them to glory. will be in front Tiger, who was promoted to the First Division and his campaign was so good that he qualified for the Copa Sudamericana. It has not even been tarnished by the last date against Arsenal, with an unexpected defeat to a landslide (4-1) in Victoria.

They will be from 15:00 in Huracán, Racing and Tigre will meet to get the passage to the final of the Champions Trophy, Sunday in La Pedrera Puntana. Wait for Boca, who have won the League Cup and the Professional League. The runners-up will have that one against one which, in the event of a tie in the 90 minutes, will be defined by penalties.

The last ten days have been controversial for Racing. With their players silenced, the only words that were heard were those of the management (first deputy Miguel Jiménez and then president Víctor Blanco spoke) and the technical secretary (Rubén Capria). Only on Friday did Fernando Gago speak, who confronted journalism and tried to explain that he did not think about it “a failure” not having won the championship.

The truth is that the goal has not been achieved; therefore the coach’s assessment is questionable. There were four blows that opened a very deep wound in the fans: the League Cup (reached the quarter-finals and lost on penalties against Boca), the South American Cup (defeat against Uruguayan River which allowed Melgar to qualify ), the Copa Argentina (defeated by Agropecuario) and the recent and painful 2-1 River that gave the title to Boca.

The only player who showed up in the previous one was Facundo Mura. He did it in the obligatory press conference of the Professional League. “We have to go out and win; This is what can lead us to continue cultivating this relationship with people, improving it and, if at some point it is broken, make everyone feel that they are healed again, ”he said of the disappointment of the people.

That disappointment was palpable in the ticket sales. Until yesterday, only 11,500 of the 18,000 available have been sold. It is true that the game will be played during the week and during business hours, but the sales pace is slow (Races will occupy the visiting header).

“The anger passed, it was. I think that, with what we have talked about and worked with, we have taken a step forward thinking that we have another final and that we are here as we have done throughout the year. We have to go out again to show our faces and we will go to win, “added the winger who could replace Iván Pillud. It is the only doubt, in principle, that Gago has. And there is a novelty in the list of concentrated: the Peruvian Catriel Cabellos, of Sub 20, could enter the bank.

Tiger arrives with enthusiasm and less pressure than his illustrious rival. In this sense, Diego Martínez could make a tactical change and go from 4-3-1-2 to 4-4-2. Will Blas Armoa leave and Alexis Castro will enter? In any case, he will have Mateo Retegui in mind, top scorer of the tournament.

Meanwhile, the fans are celebrating that the management has already accelerated the renewal of the coach until the end of 2023.