El Rojo and Academia star in one of the most traditional matches in Argentine football and have played 231 official matches in history.
He Avellaneda classic It is without a doubt one of the most transcendental in Argentina and South America. With its stadiums only 300 meters apart, with the great history that everyone wrote in their own way, the city in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires comes to a standstill every time. To race And Independent faces are seen.
After a blue and white 2022, with two victories for the Academy in both the Tournament and the Professional League Cup, 2023 even started: on the 12th date of the LPF tournament it was a 1-1 draw in the Libertadores of America – Ricardo Bochini with goals from Martín Cauteruccio and Matías Rojas. In this way, a streak of nine consecutive matches with a winner was ended: the last draw was 0-0 in the 12th round of the 2016 championship.
GOAL discusses the general history of the duel and the man-to-man balance in the various competitions in which the two Avellaneda giants have met throughout history
GENERAL HISTORY (OFFICIAL MATCHES)
If all official matches played since 1915 and up to the 1-1 of the 2023 Professional League tournament are taken into account, including First Division matches from the amateur and professional era, national and international cups (the championship match is not counted from 1919, later canceled due to the separation between the Argentine Football Federation and the Amateur Football Association), Independiente’s lead over Racing in head-to-head matches is 18 games.
HISTORY IN THE LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP
In First Division tournaments, both in the amateur and professional era (from 1931), Racing and Independiente faced each other 214 times and The advantage goes to Rojo, who has 22 wins over his biggest rival.
The last game was 1-1 in the 2023 Professional League Tournament in the Libertadores de América.
*This item includes the matches for the Pre-Libertadores Liguilla played in 2015.
HISTORY IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
It is striking that two teams with so much cup history faced each other in only one international series. It was during the 1992 Super Cup, when the Academy won the first leg in the Cylinder and managed to draw the Double Visera. The victory is remembered for the historic goal scored by Turco García.
HISTORY IN NATIONAL BEK
As at international level, Racing also has a three-game lead in national cups. The last match was the 2-1 against the Academy in the interzonal match of the Professional League Cup 2022.
FRIENDLY HISTORY
Another 67 matches are added to the extensive official history in which only the honor of the neighborhood was at stake, with a lead for Racing of only two matches.
The last friendly match between the two was in the summer of 2018, in Mar del Plata: after a 2-2 draw, Rojo won on penalties.
Source: Goal
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