The Academy makes its debut in the match that will occupy the second half of the calendar and could count on the debuts of Juanfer Quintero and Almendra.
All attention in Racing is on the highly anticipated quarter-final series of the Copa Libertadores against Boca. But before the Academy has to face the start of the key against Xeneize, the Academy must fulfill an obligation no less important: the start of the Professional League Cup, a match in which it must fight for its chance to qualify for the continental competition of to keep alive next year. .
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For the first date of Zone 1 of the National Cup that will occupy the second half of the Argentine football season, the Avellaneda team will visit Unión at the 15 de abril stadium, this Friday, August 19, from 7:00 p.m.
THE NAMED RACING VS. UNION
The week before the start of the new tournament started with bad news for Fernando Gago, not only for the near future but also in view of the crossing with Boca: Roger Martínez underwent studies due to the ailment that forced him to leave in the second half of the rematch against Atlético Nacional and the club reported that the Colombian has a “muscle injury in the right femoral biceps”. For example, it is certain that the striker will not only miss Friday’s game in Santa Fe, but will also not be able to stand in the first leg against Xeneize. And it will be necessary to see if it arrives before the return.
The good news for the coach, meanwhile, is that he can count on Juan Fernando Quintero and Agustín Almendra for the game against Tatengue, who will also be registered on the Libertadores bona fide list in the coming days and may be part of the series against Xeneize. The one who will not be available yet is the other reinforcement who has not yet debuted, Nazareno Colombo, who still has a few weeks to recover from the knee and ankle sprain suffered in his last game in Defense and Justice.
THE TRAINING OF RACING VS. UNION
The match on April 15 will be played at La Bombonera four days before the first leg, so Gago will certainly provide some of those who will start against Boca. Gabriel Arias, who played undercover against Atlético Nacional last Thursday, is one of those who need a rest, as is Gabriel Rojas, who had several physical problems in the last half.
On the other hand, the game will certainly mark the debut of the Uruguayan Gastón Martirena, while it will be necessary to see whether Quintero and Almendra play at the start or add their first minutes from the substitution bench.
The rest is currently unknown.
THE REPLACEMENTS OF RACING
To confirm.
Source: Goal