Fernando Gago seeks revenge at the helm of Racing. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
racing clubtrying to forget the disappointing eliminations of the League Cup and the South America Cup, it will be against the locals Hurricanewhich will see Diego Dabove debut as a coach, on the first appointment of the Professional Football League (LPF).
The match will be played at the Presidente Perón stadium, in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, starting at 9:30 pm, with Pablo Echavarría as referee and TNT Sports on television.
Racing is a team that played good football in the first half and for many the team that played the best game, with attacking nuances, good ball management and individuals who stood out.
In the League Cup he was eliminated in the semifinals by Boca, in definition with shots from the spot, finishing undefeated, and in the South American Cup, when he drew only at home against Uruguayan River advanced to the round of 16, he lost in the top hat. and stayed out.
Two eliminations that were a cold shower for the hopes of Fernando Gago’s Racing, which has just extended its contract by a year, and has gone from dreaming of winning two titles to being empty-handed.
Huracán hasn’t played in a good League Cup and that’s why he changed coach, since Frank Kudelka’s cycle ended and replaced him by Dabove, who has managed Argentinos Juniors, San Lorenzo, Bahía for the past year and a half. , Banfield and now the “Globe”, ie five teams in 18 months.
In history they have played 158 times with 76 wins for Racing, against 36 for Huracán and 46 draws.
probable formations
racing club: Gaston Gomez; Facundo Mura, Nery Domínguez, Emiliano Insua and Gonzalo Piovi; Leonel Miranda and Anibal Moreno, Carlos Alcaraz and Edwin Cardona; Tomas Chancalay and Enzo Copetti. DT: Fernando Gago.
Hurricane: Lucas Chavez; Guillermo Soto, Jonathan Galván, Lucas Merolla and César Ibáñez; Santiago Hezze, Federico Fattori, Franco Cristaldo and Juan Gauto; Matias Coccaro and Rodrigo Cabral. DT: Diego Dabove Referee: Pablo Echavarría.
Field: Racing Club.
Starting time: 9.30pm.
TV: TNT Sport.
Source: Clarin