Víctor Blanco wants to secure Gago on the Racing bench until his mandate ends: what separates them?

The elimination of Racing in the League Cup, at the hands of Boca in a penalty shootout, did not move the club a centimeter of its project or of the great concepts that, unanimously, exist on the chosen path of football. It hurts to say goodbye to the tournament, though belief in the line taken by Fernando Gago remains unchanged. The campaign was so good this semester that Racing said goodbye to the competition as undefeated, and all the players at the institution recognized the identity of the game supported by satisfactory performance.

So also the Academy is trying to expedite the extension of Pintita’s contract, whose efforts began a few weeks ago, inspire a lot of optimism, according to the club boss. “We are in talks for the renewal of Gago and they are on the right track. If we both want to, we are going to come to fruition. On the Racing side we know this and on the coach side we believe he is on same line, “Víctor Blanco, the club’s president, said in statements to DirecTV.

Blanco wants to close his mandate with Gago as DT

In the same way as the fans, the Academy leadership is extremely pleased with the coach’s work, whose bond will expire next December. Blanco’s goal is to keep him until the end of 2024, a time with an explanation: at that time his term as head of the club will end. As this newspaper found out, Gago is ready to renew now until December 2023. On the other hand, Blanco will have to refine the numbers if he wants to fasten DT that finally won the fans thanks to a good game which Racing has shown throughout the first semester is not over yet.

Blanco greatly appreciates what the team has done from a game that is always looking for an opponent and players ’commitment, very comfortable with the proposal Pintita planted in them. Yes, the same coach who was highly questioned when he came to Racing after leaving Aldosivi for six consecutive defeats.

Victor wants revenge

“I am very proud -said the head of the Avellaneda entity- of what our players have done. Then, football has these things”. Also, Blanco lamented the team’s lack of efficiency in translating the scoring opportunities created in the semi against Boca into the net. And he revealed a wish: “Everything we generated could not materialize. I am looking forward to a rematch.”

And that opportunity doesn’t seem far away. That is, if the Academy beats Agropecuario and Xeneize beats Ferro, they will face off in the round of 16 of the Copa Argentina.