Racing players are one step away from the round of 16. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
racing club will be locally open against River, from Uruguay, with a big chance of winning Group B. South American Cup and advance to round 16 just by drawing, in a match from the sixth and final date of the qualifying stage.
The match will be played this Thursday starting at 7:15 pm at the Presidente Perón stadium, in the Buenos Aires city of Avellaneda, with ESPN television and arbitration by Chilean Cristian Garay.
At the same time, Melgar from Peru, the remaining team that has the potential to qualify, and Cuiabá from Brazil will play at the UNSA Monumental stadium, in the city of Arequipa.
Racing led the group with 12 units (+3 balance), followed by Melgar with 9 (+2), Cuiabá with 6 and River closed with just 3.
Everything is simple in this sense, The race progresses only by matchingin case of defeat it will be complicated if Melgar wins because even if he does it with the lowest difference he will equal him by 12 units and he will surpass the balance of the goal.
The race took a big step toward qualifying by beating Melgar 1-0 on Wednesday in the Cylinder, after overcoming the elimination suffered in the semifinals of the League Cupafter beating Boca in the sense of shots from the penalty spot at the end of a goalless match.
The team led by Fernando Gago is going through a very good semester so far, being cited by the soccer world as one of the teams with the best level of play at the domestic level, basing its operation on many dynamics, pressure on rival, a very vertiginous and upright when it comes to directing his actions towards the opponent’s goal.
To talented individuals, perhaps Racing de Gago’s weak points are found in some defensive disconnection, very logical for a team attacking with intense conviction, and the lack of accuracy (it suffered against Boca) in despite the fact that Enzo Copetti and Javier Correa 18 goals are shared locally and internationally.
The race will show significant absenteeism. The goalkeeper was suspended Gaston chila Gomez (very solvent in this campaign) and Copettiinjured defender and reference Leonardo Sigali (torn), the Paraguayan Matias Rojas (torn), which Anibal Moreno could join if he could not overcome muscular fatigue.
On offense, the Colombian will have a new chance Edwin Cardonawho did not show physical condition in accordance with his other colleagues and was so far far from fulfilling the expectations formed on his arrival at Avellaneda.
River failed to capture the beautiful Copa Sudamericana. The team led by Gustavo Díaz just lost the Uruguayan tournament against Liverpool, 2-1, and is in eighth place, seven units behind the top. In the first leg, in the Centenario, Racing won 1-0.
possible formations
Racing Club: Matias Tagliamonte; Facundo Mura, Nery Domínguez, Emiliano Insúa and Eugenio Mena; Leonel Miranda, Anibal Moreno or Maico Quiroz and Carlos Alcaraz; Tomás Chancalay; Javier Correa and Edwin Cardona. DT: Fernando Gago.
River Plate: Salvador Ichazo; Maximiliano Pereira, José Aja, Horacio Salaberry and Santiago Brunelli; Gonzalo Nápoli, Nicolás Fonseca, Marcos Montiel and Joaquín Lavega; Nicolas Sosa and Pablo Lopez. DT: Gustavo Diaz.
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
Field: Racing Club.
Start time: 19.15
TV: ESPN
Source: Clarin
