The corridor of Inferiores players to members of the professional Racing team. Photo: Screenshot.
Racing was the only team to finish the regular stage of the Professional League Cup unbeaten. He won 8 games and drew 6, but in addition to the results, since the arrival of Fernando Gago has seen an improved version in soccer. And after a 5-0 win over Aldosivi in the quarterfinals, he has emerged as a serious candidate for the title.
He cemented this good image on the Lanús court against Boca, but he was inaccurate in the final meters of the chances he created, he ran into the work of goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, and ended up losing on penalties.
In this context, Academy players were identified the youth of the lower divisions, which made him a popular corridor, a European tradition often used to highlight champions. An emotional moment in Tita Mattiussi Estate that the club manages the reflection on its official Twitter account.
gago He also manages to give value to the presentation of soccer, beyond lamenting the bad result: “We deserved a lot. The team played as it deserved to be played. We are superior to the rival. Then there are penalties, there is definite luck. I am filled with pride to see how the team played today, “he said at the post-match press conference.
“We played well throughout the game, we led the rival and created goal situations. In the first half we had clear situations and in the second we dominated it from the game, the positioning and they didn’t create any risk for us in 90 minutes ”, added Pintita.
Stupid in the semifinals between Racing and Boca. Photo: Marcelo Carroll.
How was the season for Racing?
Removed from the League Cup semifinals and no confirmed date for the Copa Argentina round of 16 match against Agropecuario, The race points all the cannons to the Copa Sudamericana.
This Wednesday, 9:30 pm in Avellaneda, he will face Melgar from Peru in a key duel in their quest to reach the round of 16. In the absence of two dates for the end of the group stage, he is tied for first place, certainly with the Peruvian team, which beat him three weeks ago in Arequipa.
theA win will leave the winner one step away from qualifying, while an tie will postpone the definition for the last day, and may weigh the difference in goal. Pretty down now.
The race came from a 2-1 defeat to Cuiabá in Brazil. AFP/Nelson Almeida.
This would be what South American Group B would mean:
theDate 5
- 5/18, 7:15 pm: River Plate (U) vs. Cuiabá
- 5/18, 9:30 pm: Race against Melgar
date 6
- 5/26, 7:15 pm: Racing vs. River Plate (U)
- 5/26, 7:15 pm: Melgar vs. Cuiaba
Source: Clarin
