racing clubwho has scored a point in the last 18 he has played, will try to cut that losing streak when he visits Platensewhose coach Martín Palermo plays for the position after three consecutive defeats, in one of the matches to be played tomorrow for the 16 date of the Professional Football League (LPF).

The match will be played this Sunday from 4:30 pm at the Ciudad de Vicente López stadium, of the “Calamar” team, with the refereeing of Hernán Mastrángelo and broadcast by ESPN Premium.

The “Academy” has not won in six dates with a draw and five defeats, an adverse series that places them at only 18 units, with no possibility of fighting for the title and relegated in next season’s Cup qualification, either the Libertadores or the South Americans.

In the current Libertadores, Fernando Gago’s team top their group, but undoubtedly the extensive injury list, some with long recovery times such as Emiliano Vecchio, Johan Carbonero, Leonel Miranda and Gonzalo Piovi, has contributed to the team drip.

In the past dates Anibal Moreno, Gabriel Rojas, Paolo Guerrero (the three will return tomorrow), Matías Rojas, Gabriel Rojas and Maximiliano Romero have joined that list due to various inconveniences.

Those absences complicated the formation of the team and forced Gago to resort to youth teams such as Emiliano Saliadarre, Santiago Quiros and Tomas Avilés, the latter with the Argentine Under-20 team led by Javier Mascherano.

But Gago doesn’t change scheme despite having many absences and he feels in the game, leaving the team very unarmed, with serious defensive failures, without a change of approach or tactical system.

The bad results are weighing more and more on Gago, who is being probed by Brazilian and Saudi clubs, and if he fails to win against Vicente López, his continuity will be at risk.

On the Platense side, after a good streak of three wins in a row, the reality has changed and they have now accumulated three defeats in a row, remaining penultimate in the average table and with a serious risk of relegation.

So that a new defeat of the “Squid” put an end to the cycle of the “Titan” Palermo.

In history they have played 134 times with Racing’s lead of 67 wins against Platense’s 32 and 35 draws.

– Probable formations –

Platense: Ramiro Macagno; Nicolás Morgantini, Ignacio Vázquez, Gastón Susso, Sasha Marcich and Marco Pellegrino; Franco Díaz, Iván Rossi and Vicente Taborda; Mauro Quiroga and Nicolas Servetto. DT: Martin Palermo.

Racing club: Gabriel Arias; Facundo Mura, Leonardo Sigali, Jonathan Galvan and Gabriel Rojas; Nicolás Oroz, Juan Nardoni, Anibal Moreno and Emiliano Saliadarre; Gabriel Hauche and Paolo Guerrero. DT: Fernando Gago.

Referee: Hernan Mastrangelo.

VAR: Diego Abal.

Court: Platense

Starting time: 4.30pm

Television: ESPN Premium.