The Racing team is preparing to face Huracán in the ninth round of the Apertura Tournament of the Professional Football League. In this match, several changes in the team's lineup have been confirmed. Facundo Cambeses will take the goal, Ignacio Rodríguez will play on the left wing instead of Gabriel Rojas, and forward Adrián 'Maravilla' Martínez will be absent for at least a month due to a knee injury, being replaced by the newly arrived Adrián 'Rocky' Balboa.
One of the significant absences for Racing is Bruno Zuculini, who must undergo surgery on his left knee and will miss at least the next match against Huracán and the derby against Independiente. Meanwhile, Huracán arrives at the clash after achieving three consecutive victories against Unión, San Lorenzo, and Vélez, placing them in fifth place in the standings with 15 points.
The team led by Frank Kudelka has maintained good performance in the recent matches. They are expected to replicate the lineup that defeated Vélez 2-0 at the José Amalfitani stadium. The probable formations for the match include Racing with: Facundo Cambeses; Germán Conti, Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Quirós; Facundo Mura, Juan Nardoni, Agustín Almendra, Ignacio Rodríguez; Matías Zaracho, Adrián Balboa, and Maximiliano Salas, under the guidance of coach Gustavo Costas. On the other hand, Huracán would form with Hernán Galíndez; Tomás Guidara, Fabio Pereyra, Marco Pellegrino, César Ibáñez; Leonel Pérez, Leonardo Gil; Walter Mazzanti, Matko Miljevich, Gabriel Alanis; Erik Ramírez, under the direction of Frank Kudelka.
The match will take place at the Presidente Perón stadium (Cilindro de Avellaneda) at 19:15 hours, officiated by Sebastián Martínez and broadcast by ESPN Premium. Racing seeks to recover from their latest defeat against San Lorenzo and gain important points in the domestic tournament, after having obtained the Recopa Sudamericana. The team is positioned tenth in Zone A with only nine points, far from the round of 16 spots. Coach Gustavo Costas is considering making adjustments to the lineup, such as including Facundo Mura on the right side instead of Gastón Martirena, in an effort to improve the team's performance in this new challenge.
