After the controversy, Boca and Racing raffled off the location on the plane and are already headed to Abu Dhabi

The illusion is on. Or rather in flight. The campuses of Mouth Y racing They went to Abu Dhabi this Sunday afternoon where they will play the final of the International Super Cup refereed by Fernando Rapallini on Friday at 20:00 Argentine time.

After much talk about the low vibration between the two schools to share the same plane, due to cost issues it became impossible to split the trip into two flights so, in the end, they all had to get on the same plane. Obviously the matter had to be ordered to avoid friction already in view of a new final. And for this, a method that is as ancient and simple as it is effective was reportedly used: a lottery.

Yes, the clubs have decided to draw positions within the plane. In this way, in a way, The players of La Academia will fly in front of the plane and those of Boca will do it in the back sector. On the return the places will be reversed, traveling the Xeneize forward and the Racing behind. A stopover is planned in Madrid.

Of course, what they won’t share will be the hotel. In the United Arab Emirates everyone will have their own bunker. Those led by Hugo Ibarra will stay at the Hili Rahyhaan hotelwhile Those of Fernando Gago will sleep at the Radisson Blue Al Rain.

The sparks between the players come from the final for the Champions Trophy when everything went out of hand with the celebration of Carlos Alcaraz in front of Boquenses fans. The men at the riverside complex reacted badly and berated him with name-calling, shoving and beatings. The rest of his teammates came in to defend him and it all got out of hand with several being sent off in a very hot finish.

In fact, after the triumph of Racing, those of Boca had retired to the locker room and Juan Roman Riquelme made them return for the award ceremony on the playing field.

Sure, Alcaraz is no longer part of the academy as he is a brand new Southampton reinforcement in the Premier League from England. Will his absence be enough to calm any tempers that may have been heated between the two sides? We will see soon.

El Negro Ibarra brought 30 players and Fernando Gago called 25 of them for this crossing on Arab land which awards more than one million dollars to each team plus a bonus to the winner of the competition.

The pair moved into their estates early this Sunday, albeit lightly after the last few friendlies before the long trip. Boca had drawn goalless against Chilean Everton at the Estadio del Bicentenario de San Juan (they had previously drawn against Independiente, also 0-0) and Racing drew without opening the scoring against their Uruguayan namesake, in a friendly behind closed doors in Avellaneda.

Nonetheless, Ibarra has decided to sign Agustín Rossi, who has a pre-agreement signed with Flamengo to leave mid-year with the pass in his possession. There was speculation that the goalkeeper would be excluded from the call-up, but the coaching staff decided to take this into account. It will be necessary to see if he takes it to consider him owner or if he grants the opportunity to one of the other three goalkeepers who make up the blue delegation: Javier Garcia, Sergio Romeo and Leandro Brey.

For his part, Pintita Gago also had to make a decision: to take Matías Rojas or not, which came from training differentially throughout the week due to muscle soreness. For example, the Paraguayan did not add minutes against Racing de Montevideo. The blue-and-white DT chose to load it onto the plane with the aim of recovering it in the four days that he will have to prepare before Friday’s crossing to the stadium where the Argentine team beat the United Arab Emirates in the World Cup preview.

Gago has taken care of Rojas so that he can arrive, if not in the starting lineup, at least to have him available on the substitutes’ bench. Rojas has become an undisputed starter in Racing and its decline is known. Moreover, it was he who scored the first goal for Boca in the 2-1 final for the Champions Trophy. And if he doesn’t come to go to the boot? Johan Carbonero or Gabriel Hauche are the candidates to take his place in the formation.

In addition to Rojas’ situation, he must also renew his contract, which expires in the middle of this year, although in this case there is already a verbal agreement to seal the new bond.

What Gago doesn’t bring is Facundo Mura, who suffered a fracture of the second and third metacarpal of his left hand and will have a recovery of about a month and a half.

After about 22 hours of flying on the same plane, Boca and Racing will land this Monday in Abu Dhabi to face the final stretch to the first official title of 2023 in a classic that promises to be spicy given the most recent precedent between the two.

And in the stands there will be Argentine encouragement for those who can travel. Tickets can now be obtained via the Platinum List platform. They are acquired online in the same way for both biases. The prices are quite affordable for this meeting. The cheapest tickets cost 7 dollars (sold out quickly) and the most expensive (the lowest stalls in the central sector), 98. Each team will have a header behind the goal. The ticket value at that venue is $42.