After winning the classic, this Saturday the Racing de Gago decides whether to wear the candidate suit

Fernando Gago’s words at the press conference, always with the euphoric fans coming down from the Pueyrredón bridge, open the way: “Each classic represents an emotional impulse and this has been noticed by how people have experienced it together with the players. Today is a special day for the fans and we know it. But we can’t be with this and we must seek more ”.

The victory against Independiente, the second in a row since Gago has led the team, something that hasn’t happened since the days of Alfio Basile, is for the coaching staff the platform to win the championship. You know you have a pending Racing account. Specially, after the three sporting failures of the first semester: Professional League Cup (elimination on penalties against Boca), South American (defeat against the Uruguayan river in Avellaneda which gave the pass to the Peruvian Melgar) and Copa Argentina (fall against Agropecuario, rival of the First National).

And even if Rubén Capria, the manager, has spoken about it publicly Being a champion is “an aspiration” and not “an obligation”inside Racing, from leaders to props, they know it at the end of October the same balance will not end without a coronation. Although, of course, Boca and River are now with their eyes on the League due to their missteps in the second round of the Libertadores.

In this sense, the Academy has a fundamental game ahead of it: Newell’s a Rosario. The Rossoneri team today is the leader of a very balanced tournament. Winning at the Parque de la Independencia is essential. Because on Tuesday they will host Arsenal and the following Saturday they will visit the center of Córdoba in Santiago del Estero. A priori, two more accessible rivals.

In a week, Racing’s idea is to collect 9 points and finish at the top of the standings. In this sense, he must decide how to deal with the one that comes with a very important loss, that of Emiliano Vecchio.

The midfielder, one of the figures of the team, reported a tear in the calf of his right leg. He barely played half an hour in the classic. He completed 11 passes, took the corner which ended up in Gabriel Hauche’s Chilean goal and resulted in a Joaquín Laso penalty that Enzo Copetti ended up missing.

Today they will study it, but it is already known that he will be unemployed for at least 21 days. Before the Independent entered Jonathan Gómez, another creative midfielder with great dynamics. But the position was held by Carlos Alcaraz until his injury. The La Plata midfielder also entered, although he did so in the complement. The coach will have to define whether he will return, although next week he may already have another player he usually uses as an infantryman: Matías Rojas.

The Paraguayan was torn on June 20 against Gymnastics and is already in the recovery period. It has variants of Gago in the middle, but none with the hierarchy that the Elder had shownwho came to this tournament and used all his talent.

The coach already seems to have defined that Tomás Chancalay and Hauche will be his wings and Johan Carbonero returns. The rest of the posts don’t offer too many discussions. Except the right side. Although there is an alternation between Eugenio Mena and Gonzalo Piovi on the left, Facundo Mura hasn’t measured himself for a while. Usually, it is the first change. And on Sunday he was replaced by Iván Pillud at the worst moment under the management of Independiente.

In August Gago will have to make another important decision: Will Gabriel Arias, who will be available after ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, return, or will Gastón Gómez, his replacement since November, continue?